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Man arrested at airport after 35 birds intended for singing contests found in his clothing, officials say 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. Kevin Andre McKenzie, a 36-year-old Guyanese resident, flew to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday, according to the complaint, where Customs and Border Protection officers pulled him aside for an examination and found the birds,...

01:21 The NSW COVID-19 mass vaccination centre will be "up and running" from May 10, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed. "The more people we can vaccinate the better," Ms Berejiklian said. Ms Berejiklian encouraged people to reach out to their doctor as a first port of call to access the COVID jab. From May 17, GPs across the country will be offering the AstraZeneca jab to all Australians over the age of 50. However NSW will wait until May 24 before people will be able to access it through their GPs. "From 24 May, if you can't get a dose of the vaccine through your GP and if you feel yo...

Guyana man arrested at airport for smuggling 35 birds in luggage Kevin Andre McKenzie, 36, attempted to smuggle the birds into the country for singing contests Loading the player... A Guyanese man was arrested for trying to smuggle 35 birds into the country for a singing contest. On Monday, the man flew into JFK airport from Guyana with the finches tucked away in hair curlers, according to Kevin Andre McKenzie, 36, attempted to smuggle the birds into the country for singing contests which typically occur in neighborhoods located in Brooklyn and Queens. Birds who win the contests are consider...

Man nabbed at airport with 35 birds hidden in his clothing, officials say Wilson Wong A man was arrested in New York City on Monday after authorities found 35 live songbirds stuffed inside hair curlers attached to his clothing, prosecutors said. Kevin Andre McKenzie, 36, of Guyana, flew from his home country to John F. Kennedy International Airport hoping not to make a peep. But a search by Border Patrol agents revealed he was unlawfully carrying nearly three dozen finches that were concealed in the small cylindrical containers with perforated netting covers, according to the ...

Guilty plea on tap for Annadale man who feds say threatened to kill Dems, bomb FBI building? Updated Apr 07, 2021; Posted Apr 07, 2021 The defendant wrote a series of disturbing posts on social media before and after the 2020 presidential election that ranged from threats to “blow up the FBI building" to calls for the “extermination of anyone that claims to be Democrat … as well as their family members,” court papers filed in the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn allege. Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An Annadale man, whose disturbing social media posts allegedly call...