Texas Couple Smuggled Illegal Vet Drugs | Dallas News

A Texas couple is paying the price for smuggling dangerous veterinary drugs and pesticides from Mexico—Thao Duong sentenced to three months in prison and $1.5 million forfeiture, her partner Lam Mai to two years probation. Their online operation, started in 2011 selling unapproved animal meds mostly to rooster fighters, escalated in 2017 with toxic pesticides containing amitraz, banned for bee and human safety. Operating out of border storage units and shipping nationwide via mail, they risked public health and the environment for profit. Federal agencies including EPA, FDA, Homeland Security, and Postal Inspectors shut them down, warning that such illegal chemical trafficking endangers communities and wildlife. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/45c49dbac1cb9514