Teen handed six months in prison for smuggling Bengal Tiger cub into US
A teenager from California has been sentenced to six months in prison for smuggling in a Bengal tiger cub from Mexico.
Ahead of the sentencing on Tuesday, the defence barrister for 18-year-old Luis Valencia told a court in San Diego that his client had had a lapse in judgement and wanted the endangered tiger as a pet.
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