US border officials seize 90 giant African snails from Ghanaian traveller

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Aesop's Fable 1 year ago

1. One man's meat is another man's poisson. Lol. 2. When in Rome, don't do what Kumericans do!

1. One man's meat is another man's poisson. Lol. 2. When in Rome, don't do what Kumericans do!
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Winston 1 year ago

Some Ghanaians love to embarrass the rest of us. Disgusting behavior

Some Ghanaians love to embarrass the rest of us. Disgusting behavior
Musa 1 year ago

Eating snails cannot be disgraceful at all.

Eating snails cannot be disgraceful at all.
Kofi 1 year ago

You are right. It is not shameful at all. It should have been cooked partially. I bet there were some dead ones.

You are right. It is not shameful at all. It should have been cooked partially. I bet there were some dead ones.
Rex 1 year ago

Anumcd3,oooh daaabi.

Anumcd3,oooh daaabi.
ST Ghfuo: Gh leaders are not enlightened 1 year ago

When some the notably the wise are using their revenue to develop. Others are using theirs to chop. If you dont eat these meningitis snails will you die? When you go to gh you can eat that dont being this with you..h[w many A ...
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When some the notably the wise are using their revenue to develop. Others are using theirs to chop. If you dont eat these meningitis snails will you die? When you go to gh you can eat that dont being this with you..h[w many Americans have you seen going to gh with ribs, French fries and Mac n cheese ,sausages in their luggage? Bibini...smh
ST Ghfuo: Gh leaders are not enlightened 1 year ago

Strong Foul odor muahahahaaa scent noooooo....if you a=e caught beinginsuch foul smelly foods here again you wi)l pay a fine or risk 1 wek in jail..why are you traveling with food? If you dont eat snail in America will you di ...
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Strong Foul odor muahahahaaa scent noooooo....if you a=e caught beinginsuch foul smelly foods here again you wi)l pay a fine or risk 1 wek in jail..why are you traveling with food? If you dont eat snail in America will you die? smh
DotCom 1 year ago

Eating of snails is itself not disgraceful but we need to understand the cultural differences because we are part of the international community. Somethings must remain private within Ghana. What we love to eat could be offen ...
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Eating of snails is itself not disgraceful but we need to understand the cultural differences because we are part of the international community. Somethings must remain private within Ghana. What we love to eat could be offensive to others and the vice versa. We just need to be mindful. Carrying uncooked snails and them crawling everywhere is not the best thing to happen to Ghanaians as a culture.
GH8 1 year ago

Thats is the point. Obey the cultural differences. I used to eat snails but when i travelled yo UK and saw the SLUGS over there, i stopped eating snails completely. I m back in Ghana over 10 years but never eaten snails. So p ...
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Thats is the point. Obey the cultural differences. I used to eat snails but when i travelled yo UK and saw the SLUGS over there, i stopped eating snails completely. I m back in Ghana over 10 years but never eaten snails. So please my fellow ghanaians know foodstuffs that you can board Aeroplanes with.

MoonGod 1 year ago

that’s the ghanaian for you .. disobeys the law at the least opportunity

that’s the ghanaian for you .. disobeys the law at the least opportunity
Chop your own chop 1 year ago

Let's ban American foods in Ghana like KFC and Burger King. Snail meat sweet paah.

Let's ban American foods in Ghana like KFC and Burger King. Snail meat sweet paah.
Winston 1 year ago

KFC being in Ghana is creating employment. You bringing snails to america what does that do for them? Stay in Ghana if youc can't follow rules

KFC being in Ghana is creating employment. You bringing snails to america what does that do for them? Stay in Ghana if youc can't follow rules
Kofi 1 year ago

Of course people buy it in America as well to make the taxman rich. It is business.

Of course people buy it in America as well to make the taxman rich. It is business.
Good one there 1 year ago

Say that again oooooooooooo some of our people act very stupid they know the rule but want to take a risk

Say that again oooooooooooo some of our people act very stupid they know the rule but want to take a risk
Nana 1 year ago

I don’t know if shallow mindedness is a better qualification for your ignorant comments. Have you ever heard of any item being shipped to US for free? It’s pathetic why majority of us Ghanaians think everything from the w ...
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I don’t know if shallow mindedness is a better qualification for your ignorant comments. Have you ever heard of any item being shipped to US for free? It’s pathetic why majority of us Ghanaians think everything from the white man’s land is holy and ours are abominable. Colonization has really done a negative number on us and people like Winston make it very conspicuous. You think the KFC you’re eating is heavenly right ? These are the very foods the Americans and Europeans are running from and you’re running the opposite direction to embrace. Keep on eating the GMOs/MSGs. Your reward of unknown diseases await you Mr. Winston KFC employment.
Winston 1 year ago

Massa stay in Ghana if you can't follow rules nobody is forcing you to stay abroad, useless people

Massa stay in Ghana if you can't follow rules nobody is forcing you to stay abroad, useless people
Kweku Tsin 1 year ago

STFU with your foolish pride and corrupt stupid leaders. Do you want evidence? Look at the US southern border and the American embassy in Ghana. People are running away from hell.

STFU with your foolish pride and corrupt stupid leaders. Do you want evidence? Look at the US southern border and the American embassy in Ghana. People are running away from hell.
Herbs 1 year ago

Do forget the the health risk this fast food poses

Do forget the the health risk this fast food poses
Ochee-Do-Chee 1 year ago

Do passengers carry raw or uncooked KFC and Burger King in their luggage through our airports?

Do passengers carry raw or uncooked KFC and Burger King in their luggage through our airports?

OZYMANDIAS 1 year ago

Official jealousy will destroy these Americans. Behind the scenes, they all crave the delicious taste of the snails. Hypocrites.

Official jealousy will destroy these Americans. Behind the scenes, they all crave the delicious taste of the snails. Hypocrites.
Certified Bushman 1 year ago

You are not allowed to import meat or any food of any kind in the US from Ghana. Any exceptions need to be declared which he did not. They have laws something Ghanaians don't respect even in their own country. Always trying t ...
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You are not allowed to import meat or any food of any kind in the US from Ghana. Any exceptions need to be declared which he did not. They have laws something Ghanaians don't respect even in their own country. Always trying to get away with something. Never honest.
Lol 1 year ago

When you come to America you will understand waaaiiiiii no long talk

When you come to America you will understand waaaiiiiii no long talk
Martin A 1 year ago

Escargot is a delicacy enjoyed by the French and not Americans, get your facts right.

Escargot is a delicacy enjoyed by the French and not Americans, get your facts right.
Koo Boare 1 year ago

Policy is policy. The guy should be subjected to heavy fine if possible. Our disregard for simple rules and regulations is the cause of our present situation.

Policy is policy. The guy should be subjected to heavy fine if possible. Our disregard for simple rules and regulations is the cause of our present situation.
Nana 1 year ago

Thank you.Indiscipline is the biggest challenge in Africa.Why do Ghanaians prefer to live in USA but still prefer to eat Ghanaian foods prohibited in that country?

Thank you.Indiscipline is the biggest challenge in Africa.Why do Ghanaians prefer to live in USA but still prefer to eat Ghanaian foods prohibited in that country?
kojo 1 year ago

say Ghana. Which Africa. Was it some other African that was doing this ?

say Ghana. Which Africa. Was it some other African that was doing this ?
Pelicles 1 year ago

May the Almighty Creator of the universe pour his endless and uninterrupted blessing on you.

May the Almighty Creator of the universe pour his endless and uninterrupted blessing on you.
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Joe Atiso 1 year ago

Chinese nationals bring everything which they deem as edible including Dangerous Snakes and other reptiles into the United States and Canada under the watchful eyes of Border Agents who are mostly of Chinese descent. American ...
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Chinese nationals bring everything which they deem as edible including Dangerous Snakes and other reptiles into the United States and Canada under the watchful eyes of Border Agents who are mostly of Chinese descent. Americans citizens enjoy snails that they breed and import to the United States. I’m not condoning what the Ghanaian traveler did by violating customs but I won’t hesitate to believe that this brouhaha has the continent - Africa written all over it!

That's a flat out lie 1 year ago

Chinese are not allowed to import any such items into the US. At all. Don't make up stuff that literally has written policies that are the complete opposite of your claim. With exception of pets any wildlife is not allowed up ...
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Chinese are not allowed to import any such items into the US. At all. Don't make up stuff that literally has written policies that are the complete opposite of your claim. With exception of pets any wildlife is not allowed upon entry within any of the US ports of entry.you clearly have never stepped foot in the US.
Martin A 1 year ago

@Atiso, please don't make up things to post for the sake of commenting. As one commenter promptly pointed out, you probably have never set foot in the US to know what Americans eat. Most border patrol officials are not Chi ...
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@Atiso, please don't make up things to post for the sake of commenting. As one commenter promptly pointed out, you probably have never set foot in the US to know what Americans eat. Most border patrol officials are not Chinese and even they were, they will not aide and abet Chinese citizens to break the law. Secondly, your Ghanaian compatriot intended to evade customs when he declared other food items in his possession, but chose not to declare the snails he was transporting. Americans don't eat snails. Escargot (snails) is a delicacy enjoyed by the French.
Mr Ibu 1 year ago

You export your Ashanti stupidity to the US? Oh my God! Then why not export antelope shit too which they consume on daily basis?

You export your Ashanti stupidity to the US? Oh my God! Then why not export antelope shit too which they consume on daily basis?
Wo maame duuuna 1 year ago

Who told you only Ashanti's eat snails. Aboa bi saa no

Who told you only Ashanti's eat snails. Aboa bi saa no
Kofi 1 year ago

Leave us alone ooo. Wait till Asantewaa serves you shit soup from akrantie poo and you will love it.

Leave us alone ooo. Wait till Asantewaa serves you shit soup from akrantie poo and you will love it.
Totoo' 1 year ago

Eating snails is better than eating cats and dogs, so we should those eating snails. Come to Kumasi, even Issah enjoys snails. Clap, clap, and clap.

Eating snails is better than eating cats and dogs, so we should those eating snails. Come to Kumasi, even Issah enjoys snails. Clap, clap, and clap.
Senseless stupidity 1 year ago

Unlike crabs they ll not bite an ant

Unlike crabs they ll not bite an ant
kojo 1 year ago

these ghanaians... nuff said

these ghanaians... nuff said
Ghanani 1 year ago

Never at all shameful to send some few snails to America for home consumption. The French eat frogs and escargots(snails)and Americans eat bull frogs. I will be happy to eat snails with Trump and Biden to let Americans k ...
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Never at all shameful to send some few snails to America for home consumption. The French eat frogs and escargots(snails)and Americans eat bull frogs. I will be happy to eat snails with Trump and Biden to let Americans know that snails are delicacies to enjoy.
kodjo 1 year ago

U.S. Customs should find scientific a way to track if these animals are poisonous the fact that Africans consume them. If they are indeed poisonous imagine all Africans are dead. Wake up U.S.!

U.S. Customs should find scientific a way to track if these animals are poisonous the fact that Africans consume them. If they are indeed poisonous imagine all Africans are dead. Wake up U.S.!
Martin A 1 year ago

Kodjo, if your government cannot protect you from consuming poisonous animals, why should the US care. US is more concerned about you people importing invasive species into the country to contaminate agriculture and natural ...
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Kodjo, if your government cannot protect you from consuming poisonous animals, why should the US care. US is more concerned about you people importing invasive species into the country to contaminate agriculture and natural resources. If certain agriculture products from Hawai'i are prohibited or restricted from entering the lower 48, or the contiguous US, what do you think of products coming from other countries?
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Nobody 1 year ago

Oh Ghana. Nkurases3m nkoaaa.....

Oh Ghana. Nkurases3m nkoaaa.....
Ex-Pope 1 year ago

DON'T MESS WITH THIS BILLION DOLLAR GHANA EXPORT. THINGS HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD IN AKUFO-ADDO'S GHANA THAT EVEN SNAILS ARE RUNNING TO AMERICA.

S-Car go. Escargo. Ghana must go. American must grant those snails asylum, for they ...
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DON'T MESS WITH THIS BILLION DOLLAR GHANA EXPORT. THINGS HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD IN AKUFO-ADDO'S GHANA THAT EVEN SNAILS ARE RUNNING TO AMERICA.

S-Car go. Escargo. Ghana must go. American must grant those snails asylum, for they're running from Akufo-Addo's Wahala virus.
Oyibo 1 year ago

Send the person back to Ghana to eat snails. Why cause yourself this problem knowing very well that sending snails to the US is prohibited? The funny side is that when they are coming from overseas they bring food to Ghana. T ...
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Send the person back to Ghana to eat snails. Why cause yourself this problem knowing very well that sending snails to the US is prohibited? The funny side is that when they are coming from overseas they bring food to Ghana. They should have deported him to come to Ghana where snails abound.
Edward Wiredu 1 year ago

Usually we take the snails from their shells and freeze them solid, wrapped and well sealed. I have been sending snails to usa and uk for decades no issues. Im guessing the traveler intended to breed them for sale or persona ...
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Usually we take the snails from their shells and freeze them solid, wrapped and well sealed. I have been sending snails to usa and uk for decades no issues. Im guessing the traveler intended to breed them for sale or personal consumption
Yaw 1 year ago

A few years from now this will be considered normal. Who ever dreamt of alla samina, ‘black soap’ among others will become very popular and sell in shops across the US and other parts of the world. Best is to package them ...
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A few years from now this will be considered normal. Who ever dreamt of alla samina, ‘black soap’ among others will become very popular and sell in shops across the US and other parts of the world. Best is to package them well and in air sealed containers to prevent leakage.

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