Man Sentenced for Exotic Skins Smuggling

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In addition, he was sentenced to three years of supervised releaseand fined $1,700.
Lopez Estrada and 10 others were indicted in Denver in 2007following a multi-year undercover operation, the department said.Seven of the 10, including Lopez Estrada, pleaded guilty.
Today's sentence is ... the result of effective cooperation betweenthe U.S. and Mexican governments in the investigation andprosecution of individuals who unlawfully kill endangered andprotected wildlife in Mexico and then illegally smuggle thatwildlife into the United States, said Ronald Tenpas, assistant U.S.attorney general for the department's Environment and NaturalResources Division.