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I'm Maggie Smith and this is the slowdown.

Thank you. Smith, and this is the slowdown. Several years ago, I flew to Ireland for a literary festival.

I remember entering customs and immigration when I landed and having a banana

confiscated from my backpack. I'd bought it at the airport in the U.S., but had forgotten about it by the time

I'd reached Ireland. Knowing me, the candy and salty snacks I'd bought for the long flight

didn't get forgotten. I had no idea that certain agricultural products, like plants, fruits, nuts,

and seeds, are restricted and must be declared when traveling internationally.

It turns out you can't just bring a banana from one country into another.

I did know, however, that you can't carry Mace into Canada.

I learned that in the mid-1990s, when Canadian Border Patrol

made me sign over the canister that hung on my key ring. My college friends and I were driving

across the border from Michigan into Ontario, eager to kick off spring break, and my contraband

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