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Iflyfish
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Iflyfish busted in Tecate
Yup, you got it right. Old Flyguy got busted driving into the US in Tecate.
Here is what happened, true story.
So Flyguy pulls up in line with the rest of the folks after going thru the document check.
Now I must tell you that I am fond of Lettuce, Bacon and Tomato Sandwiches, and particularly love Mexican Tocino!
So they now have this sniffer truck that drives past your parked vehicle....yup, they pull the flyguy out of line and say "is the bacon in the
refrigerator?" Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather. "Yup" I says and we go into the rig to examine the contents of the frig. There is
my zip locked baggie with my cooked bacon in it. And "whoops, what about those limes?"
After profuse apologies for my smuggling I inquired "why is bacon, actually cooked bacon in a zip lock bag considered contriband?" The answer "Swine
Flu", yup, FEAR of Swine Flue!! My jaw about hit the floor on that one, "You're kidding" says I, still flomoxed by my newfound criminal behavior. Not
good to say "You've got to be kidding" or something of that nature to these guys. They DO NOT KID!
He told me that this time they were going to wave the $300 fine for my smuggling in the main ingrediant for my BLT.
So my advice to you is eat those good BLT's before you hit the border.
I am glad I refrained from asking if I had to turn in frozen chicken, Avian Flu, but discression being the better part of valor, I passed.
Iflyfishfeloniously
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bajaguy
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Amazing
That they can sniff out bacon in a zip lock bag INSIDE a refrigerator but have difficulty finding drugs, illegal aliens or money crossing
north..........
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DENNIS
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Hey Terry...check your email.....please.
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Hey Terry...check your email.....please. |
10-4, 2150
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captkw
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HELL, now im really worreid about returning to the land of the fee 
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longlegsinlapaz
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That'll learn ya to cross AFTER lunch! On second thought, it
might be more embarrassing to be cited for bacon breath!
But on the upside, it's a good thing they didn't ask where you were hiding the yellow jingle shells!  
[Edited on 1-28-2011 by longlegsinlapaz]
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bajacalifornian
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After a nuclear medicine procedure, I crossed South with stuff to declare. Mexico turned me around to go through Otay. On re-entry, I was escorted
to secondary . . . because I was friggin' radioactive.
[Edited on 1-28-2011 by bajacalifornian]
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David K
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Any pork product, even in American package (if opened, like Oscar Meyer ham slices) cannot be brought back north! Raw chicken and eggs are also taboo.
Limes (sour limes) are perfectly fine... and I was directed to Secondary in Tecate once because I declared them... The officer didn't know what was
okay or not!!! He said, well a lime is like an orange and those wren't permitted... In secondary, the ag agent walked over, saw the paper on my
windshield, said LIMES??... and then sent me on my way... with my limes.
Now, we don't bring anything back just because of the agents who don't even have the list memorized or a copy with them!
Here is the list given to me in 2002 when they took my ham away:
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LaTijereta
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Dog Food!
Was stopped at Tecate, with "packaged -un-opened" (canned or bags) American dog food being brought back from our trip was prohibited..
Best to donate it to your neighbor's dog when leaving to come NOB...
[Edited on 1-28-2011 by LaTijereta]
Democracy is like two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Ben Franklin (1759)
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woody with a view
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did you ever get a sense that you were "different" than every other traveler next time you crossed? like they put an asterisk by your name in the
computer....
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krafty
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Guy we met in GN was fined $175.00 for having packaged freeze dried soup in his truck going nob......and now he is sent to secondary everytime he
crosses
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captkw
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Location: el charro b.c.s.
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Mood: new dog/missing the old 1
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wow' freeze dried soup,that's crazy....I keep a week's worth of freeze dried camping meal's with me..just in case of any thing go's wrong,
earhquake,bridge out,snowstorm, (still waiting for that down here) and Im positive 1 of them must have pork and chicken in them..but they are stashed
rather well....when I do head north,in a month or so, will be the first time in at least 20 yrs without a dog,which makes a hell of a differince at
check's and the border...the custem's folk's are laughing so hard at my dog (wearing sunglasses) that they alway's ask what I have to declare just
wave me through!!! another reason to rescue a baja dog!!!
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Von
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Theyre on CRACK! Sometimes these laws are so STUPID!
READY SET.....................
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DianaT
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Hey, EVERYONE knows that Swine Flu hides in cooked bacon---it is its favorite hiding spot.
At times it is difficult to not make some remarks, but sure glad you held back on the Chicken and Avian Flu. Could have been real ugly. 
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wessongroup
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My dog goes for Bacon first too ...
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fishabductor
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
HELL, now im really worreid about returning to the land of the fee |
I have a t-shirt that says
"Land of the Free What?"
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Iflyfish
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The machine that they use is a small truck with a "sniffer" in it that monitors the air. They probably have an xray in there too. Blew me away that
they could tell where my pork was....that doesn't sound right. Anyway they were courteous given the circumstances. I am now probably on the terrorist
list. Guess I'll need to deep fat fry my bacon before smuggling it from now on.
Iflyfishinwonder
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cabo3100
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I was stopped with whale bones once wonder why????
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bkbend
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I'm an "*" (asterisk) guy, routinely get to waste time in secondary. The official at the gate writes something on the slip that goes under the wiper
blade and the last two times the folks in secondary couldn't figure out what the note meant and why I was there. As with DK, they've let me pass with
limes. For some reason I still had them -- usually hand all the contraband out to the folks hanging out along the line.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by cabo3100
I was stopped with whale bones once wonder why???? |
They want to stop the killing of whales for the decorative bone market?
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