According to the Overseas Chinese Daily, a Chinese man returned to the United States from China a few days ago, but after arriving at the New York airport, he was investigated and punished for carry-on fresh seafood in his carry-on luggage and was summoned to criminal charge court. Lawyers remind that bringing fresh fish and meat and food that has not been approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) into customs, once found, may affect the next entry, or may leave a criminal record, more than worth the loss.
Mr. He, a Chinese immigrant to the United States many years ago, holding a green card, recently flew back to the United States from Fuzhou, and pushed his luggage out of the customs after getting off the plane at New York's JFK Airport (JFK), and the airport inspectors found a bag of "suspicious items" from his suitcase, and after opening it, he found dozens of fresh clams.
The Environmental Police of the New York State Environmental Protection Agency immediately confiscated the entire bag of clams and issued a summons to mr. Ho's criminal prosecution court, asking him to go to court in the near future. Mr. Ho said that the bag containing the clams was entrusted by a friend before returning to the United States, and at that time, he did not carefully ask about the contents of the bag and casually stuffed it into his carry-on baggage, although he still entered the United States as scheduled but was charged with criminal charges.
Lawyers said it is not uncommon for People of Chinese descent to be issued summonses for criminal charges or cash fines when they enter the United States for their lack of familiarity with customs regulations and for their fresh food and food. Taking Mr. Ho as an example, although he is a permanent resident with a green card, if found guilty by a judge, he will leave a criminal case, which may affect future naturalization, and will also leave a record in the system of the US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) or the Environmental Protection Police, and will become the "key inspection object" of immigration inspection in the next 2 years.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, when entering the United States, the person must submit a completed "Customs Declaration Form" (form 6059b), in addition to the name, visa, travel records and other basic information, item 11 of the table regarding whether to carry "fruits, vegetables, plants, seeds, food, insects, meat, animals, wildlife products" inquiry, the party must truthfully fill in.
The lawyer reminded that if it is not only falsely reported but also found to be carrying fresh fish and other products, and the inspectors cannot explain the details when questioning, the law enforcement officers have the right to issue a ticket or a summons for criminal charges. At the same time, court proceedings for summonses for criminal charges range from as little as 2 to 3 months to as many as one and a half years, and it is recommended that people should not risk their lives when passing customs. (Yin Yingzi)