Teen gets 6 months for smuggling Bengal tiger cub into US

This Aug. 23, 2017, file photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows an agent holding a male Bengal tiger cub that was confiscated at the U.S. border crossing at Otay Mesa southeast of downtown San Diego. 18-year-old Luis Valencia was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, to six months in prison for smuggling in the cub from Mexico. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP, File)

In this Nov. 28, 2017 photo, a rescued Bengal tiger cub played and explored the enclosure at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The 6-week-old cub was found on the passenger-side floor in Luis Valencia’s car in August at a San Diego border checkpoint. The California teen has been sentenced to six months in prison for smuggling in the Bengal tiger cub from Mexico. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)