Violeta the baby spider monkey is beginning a new chapter at the Oakland Zoo after she was rescued by authorities during a methamphetamine bust in Solano County.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — According to the Department of Justice, a Houston man was sentenced in federal court Friday for smuggling endangered baby Mexican spider monkeys into the United States.

A Texas man was sentenced for smuggling six baby Mexican spider monkeys, too young to be separated from their mothers, into Southern California.

A baby spider monkey that was seized during a traffic stop along a Central California highway earlier this week is now in the care of the Oakland Zoo.

Man sentenced for illegally trafficking baby spider monkeys across U.S.-Mexico border Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, 33, was sentenced to four months in custody and 180 days home confinement for smuggling ...

Oakland Zoo helps rescue adorable endangered spider monkey after drug bust This is the zoo’s second spider monkey rescue of the year. They are one of the world’s most trafficked animals Julia ...

After stopping a driver for excessive speed, police said they discovered a baby spider monkey wearing a onesie inside the vehicle.

Sully, a 10-month-old black-handed spider monkey at the Brevard Zoo, has undergone an arm amputation after a tragic accident in his enclosure last week.

Violeta the baby spider monkey is beginning a new chapter at the Oakland Zoo after she was rescued by authorities during a methamphetamine bust in Solano County.