The cheese was seized and destroyed, and the woman received a $1,000 civil penalty.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made an unusual discovery at a Texas border crossing last week — a woman was trying to enter the U.S. with 100 pounds of undeclared cheese.
A woman driving an SUV arrived at the Paso Del Norte border crossing in El Paso just before 7 a.m. on Sept. 6, according to aU.S. Customs and Border Protection officers reported seizing some 100 pounds of undeclared cheese at the Texas-Mexico border on Sept. 6, 2022.The woman declared 10 wheels of cheese, but when officers inspected her car, they found an additional 50 wheels of undeclared cheese hidden"under blankets in the back row of the vehicle," CBP said.
Most dairy products arriving to the U.S. are subject to quota restrictions from CBP and the Department of Agriculture, and all products must meet requirements set out by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration, according to CBP.
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