Swiss customs officers seized one tonne of contraband
frozen chips near the French border on Thursday, authorities
said.
The French fries were being transported by a Swiss company for
resale in the country. The vehicle was stopped in the Val-de-Ruz
district in Neuchatel canton after crossing the French border, the
head of the border police in the Neuchatel-Jura region said in a
statement.
Customs officers had pinpointed the vehicle as being potentially
suspicious when it left the country the week before. The driver's
unconvincing explanation about the vehicle's contents had raised
eyebrows among customs officers, who set up a surveillance
operation.
The driver had to pay customs charges and a heavy -- but
unspecified...fine.