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Federal statistics illustrate the rise of egg smuggling — and undermine the rationale for Donald Trump’s trade war

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/eggs-fentanyl-border-seizures-b2716917.html


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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Soon: "Border agents seized a truckload of eggs hidden inside avocados."

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Ok, this was clearly meant for nottheonion

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What's being done with the "detained" eggs? Hopefully they aren't being destroyed because that would be insane...

[–] Shiggles 3 points 1 day ago

Great odds border agents are just taking them home. Which I’m sure absolutely nobody would even consider taking advantage of for nefarious purposes.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Same thing was with avocado in the past. If there is profit to be made there is someone to make a profit any means necessary

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Gonna have to start getting them in by drone then...