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Border bunglers: 10 odd smuggling attempts foiled by US agents

Drugs are just a few of the illegal products – from the exotic to the mundane – that people attempt to sneak across the US-Mexico border everyday. Here are 10 examples of creative ways people tried to sneak something past Customs.

5. Precious gift

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In some instances, an armadillo does not make the best gift.

  • By Lourdes Medrano Staff writer

Although some exotic animals can be brought into the US, provided regulations are followed, the giant armadillo is a protected species. At Tucson International Airport, inspectors opened a shipping crate to find the armor-like skin of a giant armadillo, along with some gems and rocks. It was meant as a gift to a gem distributor in Tucson, Ariz., from his South American supplier.

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