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Traveller mocks US border seizure of half a tomato
Original: Kudos to the Customs and Border Patrol officer who searched and confiscated the half tomato in my camper’s refrigerator
A traveller crossing from Canada into the United States says a Customs and Border Protection officer confiscated half a tomato found in a camper refrigerator. The account, shared sarcastically with praise for the officer's thoroughness and a jab about being lucky not to be detained, is drawing attention as commentary on aggressive agricultural inspections at the US border.
Why now: People are sharing it as sardonic commentary on heavy-handed US border enforcement.
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- Kudos to the Customs and Border Patrol officer who searched and confiscated the half tomato in my camper’s refrigerator as I crossed the Canadian border today. Who knows what nefarious intentions I may have had for that tomato half? Glad they didn’t arrest and disappear me. I… · thegaffer@hobbitwhispers.social · 3
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