He should have asked Rochester do the gig. That way there would be no penalty at all for it would be considered racist and ..........oh wait this was back in the days where the law actually meant something.
LOL. The funny thing is, I could actually see this as a skit on the old Jack Benny Show. Benny would try to make Rochester take the jewelry through customs, but Rochester would tell him where to go. I can see Mel Blanc as a baggage handler carrying Benny’s luggage and Frank Nelson (the guy who always turns around and says, “Yessssssssssssssssss”) as the custom’s agent.