Taxman's Crackdown on Funny Honey
Telegraph (UK), 1/1/2006
Britain's customs men and sniffer dogs have a new target. It isn't drugs. It isn't booze. Actually, it's honey. HM Revenue & Customs officials seized nearly 15 tonnes of honey last year - 10 times the weight of heroin they snatched.
A curious change in priorities, perhaps? "We're concerned that in many countries it is not being produced in a hygienic way," a spokesman explains earnestly. Importing honey from more than 100 places - including Egypt and the Virgin Islands - is a criminal offence that can land you a £500 fine. . .
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