Woman fined US$500 for taking 'free' apple from Delta flight through customs
US customs charged a Delta passenger US$500 for an apple the airline gave out as a free snack on a flight from France. Crystal Tadlock was given an apple sealed in a wrapper on her flight from Paris on Wednesday. She was not hungry at the time and figured it would be a good snack for her second leg back to Denver, she told a local media station in Colorado. Tadlock likely passed by numerous signs and alerts from customs warning of items that must be declared at her port of entry in Minneapolis. This includes fresh fruit, Customs and Border Patrol says. A random search brought Tadlock in contact with a customs agent who found the contraband apple. “He had asked me if my trip to France was expensive and I said, ‘yeah.’ I didn’t really get why he was asking that question, and then he said ‘It’s about to get a lot more expensive after I charge you US$500,’” Tadlock said. She was then issued a US$500 citation and had her global entry status revoked, she said. The status is earned through a screening process and allows expedited clearance for international travellers.<br/>
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Woman fined US$500 for taking 'free' apple from Delta flight through customs
US customs charged a Delta passenger US$500 for an apple the airline gave out as a free snack on a flight from France. Crystal Tadlock was given an apple sealed in a wrapper on her flight from Paris on Wednesday. She was not hungry at the time and figured it would be a good snack for her second leg back to Denver, she told a local media station in Colorado. Tadlock likely passed by numerous signs and alerts from customs warning of items that must be declared at her port of entry in Minneapolis. This includes fresh fruit, Customs and Border Patrol says. A random search brought Tadlock in contact with a customs agent who found the contraband apple. “He had asked me if my trip to France was expensive and I said, ‘yeah.’ I didn’t really get why he was asking that question, and then he said ‘It’s about to get a lot more expensive after I charge you US$500,’” Tadlock said. She was then issued a US$500 citation and had her global entry status revoked, she said. The status is earned through a screening process and allows expedited clearance for international travellers.<br/>
