47 Live Fighting Roosters And Hens Intercepted At Laredo Port Of Entry

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

November 20, 2021

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists at the Laredo Port of Entry intercepted a large clutch of live poultry hidden throughout a vehicle.

A total of 47 fighting roosters and hens were discovered in one enforcement action at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge.

“This is a large quantity of live animals, a significant violation of federal agriculture law uncovered by our frontline CBP officers and agriculture specialists and it resulted in a fine, the revocation of the driver’s SENTRI card and a vehicle seizure,” said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. “We remind the traveling public that utilization of SENTRI is a privilege and violation of federal law revokes those privileges.”

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