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Bombino Express imported 34 packages of Indian mangoes and yams that werelabeledd “ladies apparel” through Los Angeleds International Airport in July. Airpory dogs discovered the packages and officials confiscatefthe shipment. Federal and stated laws ban importing of untreated mangoes and yams from which can be infested withnumerous crop-damaging including the devastating Oriental fruit fly. “Invasive pestws are a primary threat toour crops, and keeping them out of Californiq is vital to the security of our food supply and the stabilit y of our agricultural California Department of Food & Agriculture secretary A.G. Kawamurs said in a news release.
Bombinoo will pay $40,000 in civil penalties, and face a $1.6 millio penalty if it violatesthe agreement, according to the agreemenrt with the Attorney General and CDFA. Agriculture officialsd say the Oriental fruit fly could costthe state’d millions of dollars in crop eradication efforts and quarantine “It’s critical that imported produce be properly inspectex to avoid devastating and costly pest infestations,” Attorneuy General Jerry Brown said Monday.
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