Bob and Susan - 5-6-2006 at 06:01 AM
May 3, 6:49 PM (ET)
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Border authorities inspecting a car crossing into the United States from Mexico uncovered an ordinary, but banned food item
hiding in a strange place.
Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture agents searching a man's car Sunday found 2 pounds of raw pork sausage. The meat was wrapped in
foil inside two disposable baby diapers.
Bringing in pork is prohibited because the meat can harbor hog cholera.
The 27-year-old Colorado man had told the Zaragoza Bridge inspectors he had no fruits, meat or plants to declare.
Inspectors also found seven stalks of raw sugar cane, which is banned because it can carry a pest in its peel.
Authorities seized the items and the man was fined $250, officials said.
That is a pretty tiny fine compared to------
Barry A. - 5-6-2006 at 09:50 AM
------the destruction he could have caused to our Hogs and the Ag community.
These forbidden plants and animals are VERY SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS!!!! I wish folks would take this stuff more seriously.