Source: Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork, 28 Jauary 2022, photo credit: 123RF/kodda
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists assigned to the Paso Del Norte and Ysleta border crossings in El Paso, Texas, seized 243 pounds of prohibited pork bologna on two separate unrelated incidents.
The first discovery was made on Jan. 13, CBP reports, at the Paso Del Norte border crossing. A 40-year-old U.S. citizen resident of Albuquerque, N.M., presented himself for inspection via vehicle. After obtaining a negative declaration for fruits, vegetables and meat products, the driver was referred for a secondary agriculture inspection.
During the secondary inspection, CBP agriculture specialists discovered five rolls of Mexican bologna hidden under bags of chips, the trunk compartment and under the seats of the SUV, CBP reports. Upon this discovery of 55 pounds of bologna, the driver informed agents that he resells the bologna in the U.S. for almost double the price he pays for them in Mexico.
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