A 43-year-old U.S. citizen was apprehended at the Presidio Port of Entry in Texas for attempting to smuggle over 700 pounds of Mexican bologna and more than 280 boxes of undeclared prescription medications across the Southern Border. The suspect, driving a 2023 GMC Yukon, was stopped upon her arrival from Mexico and initially declared only a cooked meal during inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Upon further examination during a secondary inspection, CBP agriculture specialists discovered several heavy suitcases in the vehicle. Upon opening one of the suitcases, they found 40 rolls of Mexican bologna, totaling 748 pounds. Mexican bologna is prohibited due to its pork content, which poses a risk of introducing foreign animal diseases to the U.S. pork industry.
