Four seas news, according to Fox News. Com, an American female passenger left an apple free of charge on the delta flight, but was seized by the US customs when passing through the customs. Now she is facing a fine of $500.
The Colorado passenger, Christie & middot; Tadlock, said that at the end of the trip, the flight attendants provided apples in plastic bags as snacks. Because she had to continue to transfer, she put the apple in her carry on luggage and prepared to take it out when she was hungry.
But when crystal arrived in the United States for customs clearance, he was randomly selected for inspection. Then the customs officer took out the plastic bag with the logo of Delta Airlines from her carry on luggage and asked what happened to the apple inside.
Crystal said Apple was a dim sum sent by Delta Airlines and asked customs officials if they could throw it away or eat it at all, but those requests were rejected. Then the customs officer told her that she would be fined $500 for failing to declare the apple from the airline.
In an interview, crystal described the situation, 'the customs officer asked me if it was expensive for me to go to France, and I replied yes, but I didn't quite understand why he asked. Later he said, & lsquo; after I fined you $500, going to France will become more expensive;. '
It's not her purse that bothers crystal the most, because this time, she will lose her global entry status. In the future, she can't get pre permission as a low-risk passenger to enter the United States quickly. She said she was frustrated with the whole thing and thought delta shouldn't give passengers apples as snacks or at least remind them not to take them off the plane.
Crystal also believes that customs officials could have handled Apple differently when they saw it in plastic bags bearing the airline's logo. She pointed out: 'because of a fruit, I was treated like a criminal, which was unfortunate. '
A spokesman for the U.S. Customs, the Border Protection Agency, said all agricultural products must be declared before they enter customs. 'contraband not declared by passengers will be confiscated and disposed of. What's more, if a passenger who fails to declare a prohibited agricultural product is convicted of noncommercial use and is a first-time offender, the fine can be up to $1000. If the passenger is judged to have failed to declare for commercial use, the penalty will be higher. '
According to the U.S. Customs website, "every fruit or vegetable must be declared to an agricultural expert or official of the customs and must be presented for inspection.". "We encourage customers to comply with CBP policies and requirements," a delta spokesman said in a statement. '