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Flight passenger from Paris fined $500 in US for keeping free airline apple

Associated Press, Denver (US) | By
Apr 23, 2018 08:50 PM IST

United States customs declaration forms ask passengers if they are bringing any fruits or vegetables into the country.

The United States Customs and Border Patrol has fined a woman $500 for not declaring she was bringing a free apple into the US that she received on her Delta Air Lines flight from Paris.

The woman, Crystal Tadlock, said that flight attendants had passed out the apples and she placed it in her carry-on to save for her flight from Minneapolis to Denver.(Photo for representation)
The woman, Crystal Tadlock, said that flight attendants had passed out the apples and she placed it in her carry-on to save for her flight from Minneapolis to Denver.(Photo for representation)

Crystal Tadlock told KDVR-TV in Denver that flight attendants had passed out the apples and she placed it in her carry-on to save for her flight from Minneapolis to Denver. Her bag was randomly searched by customs officers.

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Tadlock said the agent asked her if her trip to France was expensive and when she said yes he told her it was about to get more expensive after charging her $500.

Delta says it recommends all passengers comply with customs regulations. Customs declaration forms ask passengers if they are bringing any fruits or vegetables into the country.

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