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Today, it's part two of Micah's Read of the Week.

It's about the smuggling of Bologna from Mexico into America.

Why are border smugglers trafficking Bologna?

The tons of contraband lunchmeats seize at the US-Mexico border

tell us something about the market value of nostalgia.

It's from Texas monthly, and we will get to part two shortly.

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Some Chimex pork products are available in the US, but only those that come from packing houses that have been certified by USDA inspectors.

Travelers can get a permit or can get a permit to bring approved pork products into the country, though the cost of the permit can cut into potential profits.

Or smugglers can sew up some into their vehicle, and hope for the best.

I wanted to see how the sausage gets made, but before I could visit CBP in El Paso, I had to go to the El Paso Zoo.

I was told it's much easier to find parking there.

I was collected in the zoo parking lot by Landon Hutchins, a former major in the Marines who works in the Office of Public Affairs at the CBP El Paso Sector.

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