Man caught smuggling dozens of live finches into New York inside hair rollers

Francis Gurahoo planned to sell the birds for $3,000 each for use in singing competitions, officials say

A 39-year-old man has been caught allegedly trying to smuggle nearly three dozen live finches through John F Kennedy Airport in New York in order to sell them for singing competitions.

Francis Gurahoo was arrested on Sunday after arriving on a flight from Georgetown, Guyana. Prosecutors said customs officials found 34 live birds in his carry-on luggage hidden inside individual plastic hair curlers.

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