Kicker - A big bust in the Big Easy

NICK EICHER, HOST: A big bust in the Big Easy. Law enforcement at Louis Armstrong International Airport halted what the Associated Press called an eye-popping smuggling operation.

The feds intercepted and seized 6,000…

…fake eyelashes.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized the shipment after officials determined they were illegally imported from China.

The agency said the eyelashes hadn’t been approved by the FDA and weren’t labeled with the distributor’s or manufacturer’s name.

That means there’s no way to tell whether the eyelashes had been exposed to disease during manufacturing or whether they were stored properly and kept away from insect-infested areas.

As one g-man said to the media: “There’s no telling what’s on these eyelashes.”

Fake mascara?

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