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Today in Found at the Border: Officers at the U.S./Mexico border busted one of the more unusual border-crossing attempts in recent memory yesterday.
According to Customs and Border Protection, a 35-year-old Mexican man jumped into a large shipment of chili peppers, and went-face down into the peppers in his attempt to get into the country.
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According to CBP, the man — who was crossing the border through a port in New Mexico — was hoping to make it to Chicago once making it into the country.
For this trip, he just brought a bottle of tequila with him, and “appeared to be highly intoxicated” when agriculture inspectors checked out the load, and found the man.
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The man made it about 100 yards into the country before being caught, and was promptly returned to Mexico, according to CBP.
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