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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 1404168" data-attributes="member: 12952">U.S. Border Patrol agents slapped a $5,000 fine on an American citizen this week for slipping into the United States from <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/canada/" target="_blank">Canada</a> on a mountain bike, the agency announced Wednesday.The 40-year-old American and his 44-year-old Canadian companion were nabbed Sunday near Houlton, Maine, after allegedly biking across the border south of Notre Dame, <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/canada/" target="_blank">Canada</a>, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).A Border Patrol agent spotted the two men at about 2:30 p.m. with mountain bikes on a dirt road near the border. After questioning the suspects, the agent arrested them for illegally crossing the border.Each was fined $5,000, said CBP.If the same penalty was applied to American’s estimated 11 million illegal immigrations, the federal government could collect $55 billion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 1404168, member: 12952"] U.S. Border Patrol agents slapped a $5,000 fine on an American citizen this week for slipping into the United States from [URL='http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/canada/']Canada[/URL] on a mountain bike, the agency announced Wednesday. The 40-year-old American and his 44-year-old Canadian companion were nabbed Sunday near Houlton, Maine, after allegedly biking across the border south of Notre Dame, [URL='http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/canada/']Canada[/URL], according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A Border Patrol agent spotted the two men at about 2:30 p.m. with mountain bikes on a dirt road near the border. After questioning the suspects, the agent arrested them for illegally crossing the border. Each was fined $5,000, said CBP. If the same penalty was applied to American’s estimated 11 million illegal immigrations, the federal government could collect $55 billion. [/QUOTE]

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