Border Patrol seizes more than 700 pounds of illegal bologna at Texas border

They got to the bottom of the matter.

A woman faced major backlash this week after she was busted smuggling more than 700 pounds of illegal bologna across the US-Mexico border in Texas.

According to Customs and Border Protection, the 43-year-old woman, who is a US citizen, tried to enter the country from Mexico at the Presidio port of entry on Monday afternoon when she declared only cooked food during primary inspection.

CBP agriculture specialists called him baloney and conducted a secondary inspection of the car, which found several suitcases filled with 40 rolls — 748 pounds — of Mexican bologna, a banned meat that poses a threat to America's pork industry, officials said.

“The concern about pork products is that they have the potential to introduce foreign animal diseases that could have a devastating impact on the U.S. economy and our agriculture industry,” CBP Presidio Port Director Benito Reyes, Jr. said in a statement. News release,

After this the meat was confiscated and destroyed.

Agents continued to search the vehicle and seized 280 boxes of undeclared drugs hidden inside various panels of the car and more than $7,600 in currency concealed inside various panels of the car, authorities said.

The vehicle was also impounded and the driver was assessed a $1,000 civil penalty, officials said.

“Even if they believe an item is permitted, travelers must declare all items they are carrying into the U.S. to avoid fines and penalties,” Reyes said.