Handout Kinder ® Surprise Eggs.
h/t jwkozak91
Posted by lance at July 19, 2012 9:56 AMFrom the story:
“Kinder eggs are prohibited just like narcotics are prohibited,” he said. “Our officers, if they encounter prohibited stuff, they’re subject to seizure.”
This probably means that U.S. Customs and Border Protection will now be training dogs to sniff out Kinder Eggs.
Posted by: Iowa Jim at July 19, 2012 10:40 AMJust this past Christmas, I bought Kinder Eggs (I live in the US) for my kids. I don't know if this is new, or just a randomly enforced law.
Posted by: Half Canadian at July 19, 2012 11:06 AMMark Steyn has told the story before of this happening to him a couple of years ago. There''s a certain insanity in it.
Posted by: Brian Gardiner at July 19, 2012 11:21 AMMillions can slip over the southern border, but if you dare try and bring a candy egg into the Land of the Free, Johnny Law will be on you like white on rice!
Posted by: MissAnthropy at July 19, 2012 11:38 AMSo why didn't the border guard show a little sense, inform them that the eggs were contraband, and simply toss them in the trash?
"Have a nice day!"
Posted by: mojo at July 19, 2012 12:27 PM"Chris Sweeney and his husband..."
Posted by: smitty at July 19, 2012 12:59 PMPutting on a uniform turns some people into a55h0les. It is a surprisingly common phenomenon.
So freedom is lost, one little bit at a time. It is lost for the children of course. These people obviously were "enemies of the people".
Posted by: Ken (Kulak) at July 19, 2012 2:29 PM"his husband"...that's what's wrong with this country. Sodom and Gomorrah.
Posted by: mray at July 19, 2012 3:38 PMDidn't get past 'his husband' either. No need, I read Kinder Surprise and US border in another story online. Got the story; no need to read this one.
Posted by: Gen. Lee Wright at July 19, 2012 5:00 PMBit of a fluff piece here. A customs agent acting out his superiority issues, finds something to nitpick about and lets the girly men stew a few hours before giving a stern warning. It could be a good story over a few beer but these wusses are making it an international news item.
btw, "his husband" also brings up a little bile when I hear it.
Posted by: Texas Canuck at July 19, 2012 7:34 PMI guess they raised the stakes up from a war on drugs to one on Chocolate eggs.
Posted by: Revnant Dream at July 19, 2012 7:51 PMHey.One of them Kinder Suprises might have the Zero's real birth cirtificate,Arabic and all.Can't have that now,can we?
Posted by: Justthinkin at July 19, 2012 9:00 PMYes, that "husband" thing raised a brow, too, Nick.
Toys and candy are barred in the US but not Islamists?
Hhhmmmm.....
Posted by: Osumashi Kinyobe at July 19, 2012 9:15 PMJust more of US "Law Enforcement" at their finest. How can anyone be surprised? After all, THESE guys:
http://www.usanewsfirst.com/2012/07/17/florida-police-kill-wrong-man-andrew-lee-scott-killed-by-florida-police/
are going to get away with murder. Or do you REALLY think that pigs investigating pigs will "find" anything wrong with the actions of their Brothers in Blue?
The only good pig...
Posted by: Mark Matis at July 20, 2012 7:38 AM