It’s only baloney
An Albuquerque, NM man was caught trying to smuggle 242 pounds of pork bologna into the country Friday morning, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP officials said the 52-year-old man arrived at the Paso Del Norte international crossing that connects Mexico to El Paso, Texas, and presented himself for inspection via the vehicle lanes. The man initially did not declare any fruits, vegetables, or meat products, but was referred for a secondary agriculture inspection. During the secondary inspection, CBP Agriculture Canine, “Harlee” alerted to the rear cargo area of the vehicle.
Agriculture Specialists found 22 rolls of bologna hidden beneath equipment in the rear of the vehicle. Border protection officers nabbed 484 pounds of bologna and 285 pounds of cheese in two separate searches of driver’s vehicles. This is the second time in two months the same man was caught trying to smuggle bologna from Mexico to the U.S. at the El Paso port of entry. In January, CBP agriculture specialist seized 55 rolls of undeclared bologna from the man. He was assessed a civil penalty in that case and the contraband meat was seized and destroyed. They also found 60 undeclared Tramadol tablets, a schedule IV-controlled substance, in the center console of the vehicle. The driver was issued a $1,000 promissory note for the prescription medication violation.
“It is always best for travelers to declare any items acquired abroad to help CBP stop the introduction of potentially harmful products.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Homeland Security are partners in the effort to protect American agriculture against the introduction of pests and diseases at our nation’s ports of entry. Undeclared prohibited agricultural items will be confiscated and could result in the issuance of a civil penalty for failure to declare, officials said in a news release. The identity of the man from New Mexico was not released.
More Bologna
Two Mexicans are making an attempt to cross the U.S. border.
A border patrol agent spots them and yells out, “HEY, what do you think you’re doing?”
One responds, “We’re invading America!”
The agent says, “Just the two of you?”
“No, we are the last two. The rest are already here!”
A timid friend of mine was arrested at the border for being a drug mule.
I didn’t know he had it in him.
Who says building a border wall won’t work?
The Chinese built one over 2,000 years ago and they still don’t have any Mexicans.
My first day working at border customs was hectic.
We arrested a big group of German sausage smugglers. It was a wurst case scenario.
April 29th Birthdays
1971 – Uma Thurman, 1990 – Candace Owens, 1997 – Katherine Langford, 1959 – Michelle Pfeiffer
1970 – Andre Agassi, 1954 – Jerry Seinfeld, 1934 – Willie Nelson, 1952 – Dale Earnhardt