Border patrol agents at the Texas-Mexico border made two interesting finds ... Upon investigation, officials discovered a spider monkey stowed inside a backpack in the vehicle.

According to a press release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the monkey was discovered hidden inside a Chevy Equinox on April 6 at the Hidalgo Port of Entry. The two humans operating the ...

Two people are facing federal animal smuggling charges after they were caught attempting to bring a Mexican spider monkey into the ... which are native to southern Mexico and the Northern ...

A spider monkey and nearly $1 million in cocaine were intercepted during two separate and unrelated enforcement actions at the Texas-Mexico border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents say.