Nine arrested in massive cockfighting bust in Brooklyn, Queens
BY MAGGIE HAYES
Thousands of roosters were recovered and dozens of people were taken into custody after officials busted “Operation Angry Birds” wide open.
Throughout the weekend, city and state officials busted a Woodhaven cockfighting ring, a Bushwick pet store housing 50 birds, and an upstate farm storing as many as 3,000 roosters for future fighting. Nine felony arrests were made.