“Finch-smuggling kingpin” sentenced to year in jail for trafficking songbirds into United States February 12, 2023 A man considered by prosecutors one of “New York’s finch-smuggling kingpins” has been sentenced to prison for repeatedly, illegally bringing in songbirds from Guyana…. Continue Reading
U.S. Customs finds 70 live finches smuggled in hair rollers at JFK December 14, 2018 Someone hatched a bird-brained scheme to smuggle finches into the United States, but was nabbed by a crack team of customs officials. U.S. Customs… Continue Reading