Published 1 year ago

'Finch-smuggling kingpin' gets prison time in New York

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A man who repeatedly admitted scheming to smuggle finches from Guyana into New York for birdsong competitions was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in prison.

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The Guardian

‘Finch-smuggling kingpin’ sentenced to prison for bird trafficking into US

Insaf Ali smuggled songbirds in hair curlers from Guyana to New York when JFK airport authorities discovered the ruse

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

'Finch-smuggling kingpin' gets prison time in New York

A man who repeatedly admitted scheming to smuggle finches from Guyana into New York for birdsong competitions has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Insaf Ali

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

'Finch-smuggling kingpin' gets prison time in New York

A man who repeatedly admitted scheming to smuggle finches from Guyana into New York for birdsong competitions has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison

1 year ago·United States

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Irish Independent

‘Finch-smuggling kingpin’ jailed in New York

A man repeatedly caught trying to smuggle finches from Guyana into New York for birdsong competitions has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison.

1 year ago·Ireland

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KRDO

'Finch-smuggling kingpin' gets prison time in New York

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press A man who repeatedly admitted scheming to smuggle finches from Guyana into New York for birdsong competitions has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Insaf Ali was stopped at John F. Kennedy Airport in January 2022 with two packs of hair curlers that smugglers use to slip the small birds past customs officials. He pleaded guilty last summer to conspiring to import wildlife illegally. He’d gotten proba…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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New York Post

NY’s ‘finch-smuggling kingpin’ gets prison time for bird trafficking

Imsaf Ali was ordered to serve 366 days behind bars after he was stopped at John F. Kennedy Airport in January 2022 while trying to get finches from Guyana past customs.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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