Chirping gives away attempt to smuggle 815 birds across the Causeway

The 815 birds seized comprise five species: 38 white-rumped shamas, 10 oriental magpie-robins, 141 oriental white-eyes, as well as 626 scaly-breasted munias and white-headed munias. Photos: Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, National Parks Board.

SINGAPORE (ANN): Officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) found more than 800 ornamental birds in a Malaysia-registered bus at Woodlands Checkpoint on Saturday (Aug 10) morning, the largest haul in recent years.