A man was arrested and charged with allegedly smuggling 35 live finches in hair curlers from Guyana for “singing contests” in New York City, according to a complaint from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

A man was arrested and charged with allegedly smuggling 35 live finches in hair curlers from Guyana for “singing contests” in New York City, according to a complaint from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.