Georgetown: An American citizen was on Monday fined $75,000 after she appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan charged with attempting to smuggle exotic birds from Guyana. Ramjit Singh Takerdeen, 27, pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on October 31, 2015 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, without obtaining a permission, she attempted to smuggle 29 birds. According to Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones the American citizen was an outgoing passenger on Caribbean Airlines flight BW526 destined for the John F Kennedy Airport, New York. The Prosecutor stated that at about 16:20h while passing through security, a search was conducted on her person and the birds found concealed in hair curlers in her hand bag. When questioned, woman admitted ownership of the birds and was arrested. She was fined and her export and import licence was revoked for 12 months.
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