Dallas, TX, USA, 12/17/2018 / Story.KISSPR.com /
Federal Finch Smuggling Defense Lawyer in Dallas, Texas
On December 12, 2018, an airline passenger was detained and arrested by US Customs and Border Protection for trying to smuggle 70 South American finches into the United States. The birds were packed inside hair curlers and taken on a flight from Georgetown, Guyana to Kennedy Airport in New York. The smuggler now faces substantial fines and imprisonment for trying to bring live animals into the United States without declaring them.
In the last few years, a significant black market has developed in American pet stores for South American and African finches. Since they are not native species, and because declaring them can be cost-prohibitive, they are often brought into the United States illegally. As a result, federal prosecutors are becoming more and more aggressive and finch-protective when it comes to smuggling case.
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