Border Patrol Seizes More Than 3,600 Pounds of Cheese
According to the Border Patrol, when a white Ford truck, driven by a male, approached the checkpoint, the Border Patrol agent who was interviewing the driver detected a strange odor coming from the U- haul that the truck was pulling. The truck driver gave the agent permission to search the trailer and when he did, he discovered several ice chests, which upon examination were found to contain white cheese. He also spotted a small bird cage containing two parrots. At this point, the driver was told to park in a secondary area so he could be questioned further.
During the questioning, the driver confessed to smuggling the cheese and the birds into the country and at that time the agents seized both the cheese and the birds.
During the course of the investigation, they were able to determine that the shipment of cheese had been bought at a flea market in the Rio Grande valley. They also determined that the driver of the truck did not have any type of document giving him the authority to bring the cheese into the country. They also determined that th birds had also been purchased at the same flea market and they had not been registered as all animals coming into the country need to be.
All in all, the agents seized 3,664 pounds of cheese with a value of $8,000. The two birds who were also seized were valued at $1,500. After they completed their investigation, the Border Patrol agents turned the driver, along with his truck, the U haul , the cheese and the birds over to the United States Department of Agriculture for investigation, who will conduct its own investigation.
The United States. Customs and Border Protection is a division of the Department of Homeland Security. They are the division that is in charge of controlling who enters the country as well as protecting the borders not only at the official ports of entry, but also at checkpoints like this one that are not directly on the boarder. They are responsible for keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the country and are also responsible for enforcing hundreds of laws.
Source: U.S. Border Patrol http://www.cbp.gov/
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8 Comments
Post a CommentThis is a very cheesy article. I couldn't resist saying that, great article.
Cheese! Great headline!
I bought oranges in California and beef jerky in Oregon this summer and on the way back from Canada (for a night), my car was inspected for 30 min. by 4 men and both the oranges and the beef jerky (bough in the US with appropriate labeling) were seized. Yeah, that's border control for you.
This doesn't surprise me. I have to be very careful when re-entering America that I do not bring any items in which are prohibited and cheese most certainly is, as well as other dairy and all meat products produced abroad.
Sophie
Those that are upset that the cheese was stopped need to remember that our country is trying to protect us from food that may harm us. You can't just bring anything into the country. Anyway, interesting news piece. The title was very eye catching.
Ladies and Gentlemen.. I give you Exhibit #1, YOUR TAX DOLLARS hard at work for your protection!
10,000,000 illegals (or more) in America, and they all they manage to do is catch CHEESE!?!?!?! I have a headache...
The man purchased THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED POUNDS OF CHEESE at a flea market? I've never been to any flea market that sold quantities like that.