Bling beetle brooch bugs US customs
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Anything to declare, ma’am? … Yes, this live, wriggling jewel-encrusted pet beetle brooch … Sorry ma’am, you don’t have the right paperwork, you need a PPQ form 526It was an unlikely fashion accessory but the arrival of a jewel-encrusted beetle at a US border post certainly bugged customs officers.A woman crossing from Mexico at Brownsville, Texas, declared the live insect decorated with blue and gold as she drove up to enter the state but she did not have the right paperwork.Pest control measures meant officers promptly confiscated the item worn as a brooch on the traveller’s sweater and … Read More