U.S./Mexico border sees rise in egg smuggling

Politics

2023.01.25 05:37 GMT+8

Updated 2023.01.25 05:37 GMT+8

Toni Waterman

U.S. border officials are on the lookout for a new type of contraband at the U.S. southern border: eggs.

Officials say high prices in the U.S. are causing a spike in attempted egg smuggling from Mexico where prices are lower.

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