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Bombino Express imported 34 packages of Indiab mangoes and yams that werelabeled “ladiesa apparel” through Los Angeles International Airport in July. Airportg dogs discovered the packages and officialsz confiscatedthe shipment. Federal and state laws ban importing of untreatedr mangoes and yamsfrom India, which can be infestecd with numerous crop-damaging including the devastating Oriental fruif fly. “Invasive pests are a primary threatg toour crops, and keeping them out of Californiza is vital to the security of our food supplgy and the stability of our agricultural crop,” California Department of Food & Agriculture secretary A.G.
Kawamurw said in a news release. Bombino will pay $40,000 in civil penalties, and face a $1.6 milliomn penalty if it violatesthe agreement, according to the agreementf with the Attorney Generalo and CDFA. Agriculture officialx say the Oriental fruit fly could costthe state’s millionsx of dollars in crop losses, eradication effortsa and quarantine requirements. “It’s criticapl that imported produce be properly inspecteds to avoid devastating and costly pest Attorney General Jerry Brownsaid
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