10 Most Bizarre Items Found at U.S. Border Checkpoints

— June 14, 2014 Comments Off 1983

6. Peddling For Dollars

An enormous number of people cross the U.S.-Mexico border on a daily basis, keeping Border Patrol Agents busy during their shifts. People drive across the border, walk across the border and sometimes bicycle across the border. One unlucky biker was caught trying to bring about 4 pounds of heroin into the U.S. in a concealed space under a wooden shelf built into the bike’s basket.

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