Nearly £ 200 of illegal Mexican Bologna was seized by US customs and border protection agents at the New Mexico-Mexico border, the agency confirmed in a release.
Agents from the Office of Field Operations Agriculture Specialists found 22 rolls of Bologna (194 pounds) in the truck of a Nissan Rogue in the arrival port of Columbus, NM and fined the driver, a 49-year-old from Albuquerque, $ 500. Part of the bologna was also found in the driver’s luggage.
MEXICAN DRUG DEALERS SUSPECTED OF TRYING 2 TONS OF NARCOTICS INTO US
Contraband Bologna found in a car at the border.
(US customs and border control)
Mexican bologna has been banned in the US because it could introduce foreign animal diseases to the US pork industry, CBP said in the publication. The flesh had been destroyed.
“It is important for travelers to understand that they must declare all items they are transporting from abroad to avoid fines and penalties,” Tony Hall, CBP director Columbus Port said in the statement. “A correctly declared prohibited item can be left in port without consequence.”
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
In 2019, agents also seized 154 pounds of Bologna on the Texas border, which was hidden behind the seat of a driver’s truck, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.