Man tries to smuggle bologna in shape of car seat over border

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[chance33_98]

Man tries to smuggle bologna in shape of car seat over border

(11/22/03 - EL PASO, TX) — Authorities on Friday seized 756 pounds of bologna arranged into the shape of a car seat and covered with blankets in a man's pickup.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized the 81 rolls of Mexican bologna at the Paso Del Norte bridge as the pickup entered the United States.

"It puts the ultimate consumer at risk," said customs spokesman Roger Maier. "Who knows how long these products have gone without refrigeration or without proper handling."

Maier also said that there is a possibility of diseases such as hog cholera and classical swine fever being introduced into the United States' pork industry.

Children were sitting on top of the illegal load before it was discovered, Maier said. The rear seat had been removed from the extended-cab pickup and the bologna was put in its place.

He said the agency plans to pursue civil penalties against the Juarez, Mexico, man driving the truck. Maier said the agency won't release the man's name until the case goes to trial.

Maier said the bologna goes for about $1 a roll in Juarez. When it is sold to a customer it can go for between $5 and $10 a roll in the United States, he said.

Civil penalties could include seizure of the merchandise and a fine, which he said will be at least $1,000. He said the driver and three passengers also had their border crossing cards revoked.

[Charles Henrickson]

"Baloney? We don't got no stinkin' baloney!"

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

Funny headline, scary story.

[Jeff Chandler]

A bad break for the smuggler any way you slice it.

[Semper Paratus]

They stole it from Cheech and Chong in "Up In Smoke" when they made a panel truck out of grass and brought it in from Tijuana.

[nickcarraway]

If he went to that much trouble to smuggle bologna...

[fish hawk]

What....couldn't make them look like tires?

[xp38]

Customs officer: Is that bologna down there or are you just happy to see me?

[Rocky]

This may be the funniest article I've seen on FR, and we've had some doozies. There should be a special archive for these exceptional ones.

That guy had a lot of guts.

Rolls of balogna stacked in the shape of a car seat. Gives new meaning to "tuck and roll".

[chance33_98]

Ping

[DeepDish]

"That guy had a lot of guts."

756 pounds in 81 rolls to be exact.

[Happy2BMe]

This driver's license was found in the posession of the baloney driver.

(Notice, there is no "B" Rating anywhere on the document - e.g., Poncho was not a certified baloney driver!)

Where's the BEEF . . err.. BALONEY?

[MeekOneGOP]

ha! ha! ...

What a Maroon to pull this stunt ! ...

[boris]

Another attempt at 'hide the sausage'?