Customs and Border Protection officers are noticing an increase in attempts to illegally bring eggs across the border. Doing so can result in penalties of up to $10,000.
Officers at the San Diego Customs and Border Protection Office have seen an increase in the number of attempts to move eggs across the US-Mexico border, according to a tweet from director of field operations Jennifer De La O.
— Director of Field Operations Jennifer De La O January 18, 2023 "The San Diego Field Office has recently noticed an increase in the number of eggs intercepted at our ports of entry," wrote De La O in the Tuesday tweet."As a reminder, uncooked eggs are prohibited entry from Mexico into the U.S. Failure to declare agriculture items can result in penalties of up to $10,000."
In a statement emailed to CNN, Customs and Border Protection public affairs specialist Gerrelaine Alcordo attributed the rise in attempted egg smuggling to the spiking cost of eggs in the US. A massive outbreak of deadly avian flu among American chicken flocks has caused egg prices to skyrocket, climbing 11.1% from November to December and 59.9% annually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
For the most part, travelers bringing eggs have declared the eggs while crossing the border."When that happens the person can abandon the product without consequence," said Alcordo."CBP agriculture specialists will collect and then then destroy the eggs as is the routine course of action."
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