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Gonzaga Grad Caught w/Illegal Candy

Two Seattle men were recently pinched crossing the Canadian border, but the men weren't carrying guns or drugs -- they were packing illegal candy. Brandon Loo and Christopher Sweeney were on a trip to Vancouver when they decided to bring home some treats for friends and family. They bought Kinder Eggs. The chocolate eggs, which aren't available in America, come with a toy inside. Without thinking much of it, the duo picked up six of the eggs before heading home. "We packed it in the back of the car because we weren't going to eat them," Loo said. When they got to the border, the guards began searching the car and soon found the eggs. "He said, 'Are you aware kinder eggs are illegal in the United States and carry a $2,500 fine per egg?' And I actually laughed," Sweeney said/KXLY. More here. (KXLY photo)

Question: Is there a candy out there that you'd risk jail for?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.