SAN YSIDRO — Agriculture specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized nearly 29 pounds of shark fins that were being illegally brought into the country at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, federal officials said Thursday.
A woman going through the pedestrian border crossing about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday was asked to place her bags through an X-ray machine. The fins were found inside.
The woman, a 54-year-old Mexican citizen, was cited for violating the Lacey Act, a federal fish and wildlife trafficking law.
The woman’s visa was canceled and she was returned to Mexico.
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