SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A federal judge has sentenced a Southern California man for smuggling millions of dollars worth of illegal pesticides into the United States, posing what prosecutors call a major health risk.
Ruben Montes of Calexico conspired to smuggle and distribute more than $3 million worth of Mexican pesticides and veterinary drugs into the U.S. that were not approved for use in the country, according to federal prosecutors.
“This disregard of the regulations and laws in favor of personal profit is not acceptable, and the disregard of the environment of humans, of animals and insects in favor of personal gain is also not tolerable,” said Assistant United States Attorney Elizabet Brown…