Woman caught smuggling more than 700 pounds of bologna at southern border: CBP

A pistillate was busted successful Presidio, Texas, for smuggling much than 700 pounds of prohibited Mexican bologna and much than 280 boxes of undeclared medicine medications done the Southern Border.

The suspect, a 43-year-old U.S. citizen, was caught astatine astir 4 p.m. connected Monday astatine the Presidio Port of Entry, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

She was arriving from Mexico driving a 2023 GMC Yukon erstwhile she was stopped, and she declared lone a cooked repast during the archetypal inspection, CBP said.

CBP agriculture specialists initiated a secondary inspection and discovered respective suitcases successful the conveyance that appeared heavier than expected.

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A pistillate was busted successful Presidio, Texas, for smuggling much than 700 pounds of prohibited Mexican bologna. (CBP)

The specialists opened a suitcase and recovered respective rolls of Mexican bologna inside. A full of 40 rolls were recovered successful the suitcases, which ended up arsenic 748 pounds of the amerciable meat.

Mexican bologna is prohibited due to the fact that it is made from pork and could bring overseas carnal diseases to the U.S. pork industry, CBP said.

"We accent that it is important that travelers amended themselves connected what products are allowed to beryllium legally entered from abroad," CBP Presidio Port Director Benito Reyes, Jr. said successful a statement. "And adjacent if they judge an point is allowed travelers should inactive state each items they are transporting to the U.S. to debar fines and penalties."

More than 280 boxes of undeclared medicine were seized. (CBP)

"The interest with pork products is that they person the imaginable to present overseas carnal diseases that tin person devastating effects to the U.S. system and to our agriculture industry," helium continued.

More than 280 boxes of undeclared medication were besides recovered hidden wrong assorted panels of the vehicle. These medications see Tramadol, which is simply a docket IV controlled substance, arsenic good arsenic Fentermina, Alprazolam, Clonazapam, Diazapam, Farmapram, Ampigran and Sulfamethoxazole.

The bologna was seized and destroyed by the CBP agriculture specialists.

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The bologna was seized and destroyed by the CBP agriculture specialists. (Alex Edelman/Getty Images)

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CBP officers besides seized the medication, the conveyance and much than $7,600 successful concealed currency.

The pistillate was issued a $1,000 civilian punishment successful transportation with the smuggling incident.