Man busted smuggling dozens of live birds in hair curlers at JFK airport
NY Post
This birdbrain failed to fly under the radar.
A smuggler redefined “flying cheep” after getting busted Sunday at John F. Kennedy International Airport with 29 live birds concealed inside hair rollers. The 26-year-old Georgetown, Guyana, native was en route to New Jersey when US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) uncovered the finches during a luggage inspection, Fox News reported.
It was a flashback to NYC in the 1990s.
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