California Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Smuggle Pesticides & Veterinary Drugs into the United States

May 15, 2025

Ruben Montes, of Calexico, California, was sentenced in federal court to 16 months in prison and ordered to pay $12,710 in forfeiture for conspiring to smuggle and distribute more than $3 million worth of Mexican pesticides and veterinary drugs that are not approved for use in the United States.

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