Monkeys offer the face of this planet. reporter: the long tailed and pig-tailed macaques are now classified as endangered. china used to supply the monkeys, but when the pandemic struck, beijing shut the door and cambodian breeding facilities like these filmed by nbc news stepped in to fill the orders. what is that leading to in terms of the international trade of monkeys right now? this trade is so violent, it s so dark, it s so shady. reporter: just last month the department of justice charged two cambodian government officials and six others linked to this breedding facility with illegally exploiting monkeys caught in the wild to the u.s. some cambodian monkeys have ended up at this massive facility in texas. last year an executive was convicted of lying to federal agents about visits to monkey suppliers in cambodia. the facility is now under new ownership and says it s not importing from cambodia. for dr. jones-engel the concern goes beyond where the monkeys are coming from.
paper s scaring me. so is the red-headed stranger facing incarcerated danger? willie nelson is learning the hard way not to travel with weed. after a judge rejected a $500 fine and instead, the judge wants the 78-year-old legend to be charged with misdemeanor possession which could mean up to one year in jail time. despite the fact that the pig-tailed pot puffer had 8 ounces on his person, authorities say that s more than recreational use. not for willie nelson, it isn t. the judge claimed the prosecutor was blinded by nelson s celebrity and when it came to the lenient plea bargain, he said he doesn t do that for anybody else. dimisread that? maybe i m high. let s take a look at a clip of how the local media is covering this ridiculousness.