With super high egg prices in the U.S., some would-be profiteers are heading south to buy in bulk. But there's a big problem with that plan—they're prohibited at the border.
A surge in egg and poultry seizures along the U.S.-Mexico border includes an uptick at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, south of San Diego, where border officials recently intercepted nearly 1,000 in about 10 minutes.
“We started seeing a spike in travelers coming in with a lot of fresh eggs. Not just a dozen, but several dozen. So we started noticing there were a lot more travelers coming in — they were declaring them, but they’re prohibited," U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief Agricultural Specialist Rosie Maizuss said.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, California has some of the highest prices in the nation for a carton of one dozen eggs, reports NBC 7's Dana Williams.
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