KOMO-TV reports
(http://is.gd/usuy85 ) that Brandon Loo and Christopher Sweeney were on
a recent trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, when they decided to
bring home some treats for friends and family.
They
bought Kinder Eggs — chocolate eggs with a toy inside.
Border
guards searched their car and found the eggs. The two men say they were
asked if they knew the eggs were illegal in the United States and carry
a potentially hefty fine.
Sweeney
says the bust was a waste of his time and the agents' time. The men
eventually got off with a warning.
At
Easter time, U.S. Customs and Border Protection warned on its website
that while the treats "may be cute and seasonal" they are too dangerous
to be imported legally into the U.S. Customs says young children could
choke on the small plastic toy.
Further proof, as if any were needed, that Canadians are tougher than USAians - our kids chew plastic toys, swallow them and laugh. Bwa-Ha-Ha.
ReplyDeleteRicher too, I take it.
ReplyDeleteCanadians have to be tougher. They've been coddled by their government far more far longer.
ReplyDeleteTim
Socialism is a heavy burden for any society to bear.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like they are starting to wake up. Although the Conservative Party is about as far right as Hubert Humphrey ...
Government by stupid people! What if I'm importing them for ME, not my kids?
ReplyDeleteI'll be watching for this one on an upcoming episode of NCIS.
ReplyDeleteGrinfilledCelt
Cool too..we're dreaming of global warming...
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