▁of ▁your ▁little ▁friends . ▁We ▁want ▁to ▁talk . ▁Call ▁John ▁at ▁US DA ." ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁threat , ▁California ▁State ▁Senator ▁Rub en ▁S . ▁Ay ala ▁introduced ▁the ▁bill ▁S B 1 7 5 4 ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Water ▁Resources ▁Committee ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁a ▁fel ony ▁for ▁any ▁person ▁to ▁import ▁Mediter rane an ▁fruit ▁f lies ▁into ▁the ▁state , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁mis de mean or ▁it ▁already ▁was . ▁The ▁bill ▁included ▁prison ▁sentences ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁months ▁to ▁three ▁years , ▁and ▁fin es ▁up ▁to ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Senator ▁Ay ala ' s ▁proposal ▁became ▁law ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁added ▁Section ▁ 6 3 0 6 ▁to ▁the ▁Food ▁and ▁Agricult ure ▁Code . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁following ▁the ▁attack , ▁there ▁were ▁se iz ures ▁of ▁postal ▁ship ments ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁intercept ▁med fly ▁lar va e . ▁In ▁addition , ▁ 6 1 , 7 3 1 ▁passengers ▁and ▁ 2 , 4 3 0 ▁cargo ▁ship ments ▁were ▁searched ▁entering ▁through ▁air ports , ▁but ▁no ▁lar va e ▁were ▁discovered . ▁There ▁were ▁five ▁" int ensive ▁searches " ▁of ▁cargo ▁and ▁b agg age ▁as ▁it ▁arrived ▁at ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Airport ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Airport ▁that ▁tested ▁positive ▁for ▁med fly ▁lar va e . ▁ ▁After ▁its ▁repeated ▁sp ray ings ▁failed ▁to