| US Customs Reminds Travelers That Fireworks from Mexico Are Prohibited Imperial Valley Press | |
| go to original July 3, 2014 |
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As the Fourth of July approaches, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are reminding travelers that fireworks are prohibited from entry at passenger border crossings.
... When travelers arrive at ports of entry with fireworks and properly declare them, seizure of the merchandise is required, but without penalty.
Failure to declare the merchandise can result in penalties ranging from confiscation of the contraband to seizure of the transporting vehicle and monetary fines equal to the U.S. dollar value of the fireworks. In addition, arrest and prosecution are possible in the more egregious cases.
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