The arrest of an American traveler who tried to smuggle dozens of live birds inside his clothes

Officers at "John F. Kennedy International Airport" in New York arrested a passenger after finding 35 live birds in hair reels hidden in his clothes.

According to the US network, "CNN", Kevin Andre MacKenzie (36 years) was traveling from the town of Guyana in South America to New York on Monday, when Customs and Border Protection officers examined him at "John F. Kennedy International Airport" to be surprised by the presence of live birds inside the reels. Airtight hair has perforated nets, which Kevin placed these rollers on the inside of his jacket and the top of his shoe.

Kevin has been accused of smuggling these birds illegally.

And the sparrows that were found with the accused were from the "chirchorite" family, and the investigation found that this species often enters into "singing competitions" in the Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods in New York, and that Kevin was likely to exploit them for this purpose, as the winning birds in these contests Their value increases and each can then sell for more than $ 10,000.

Despite the availability of many types of songbirds in New York, it is believed that "chirpsids" in the town of Guyana sing better.