I drove up to Niagara falls to go to the casino with two dime bags of Mary Jane in my purse. Actually I forgot it was in there, but that didn't stop me from smoking it in the hotel room when I found it in there after a long night of drinking and gambling.
I once smuggled out a diamond ring by sewing it inside some material and then sewing that to the inside lining of my coat. After all that trouble the customs agent didn't search a SINGLE piece of my luggage. Damn it. I was so looking forward to working my poker face.
I frequently had to pass through customs with my magic props. I used to love watching their eyes open wide at the various swords and knives and other assorted acrcane paraphernallia in my steamer trunks. A quick call to whatever hotel or resort I purported to be working at was always in order.
I never even unwrapped them. I had them tucked in my jacket pocket. I was with my uncle and brither and sister heading to a wedding in Chicago. We crossed the boarder at 5:00 am. The guy was to tired to check us all.
I once smuggled 3 large foot lockers of Coke across the border.
Neither the Border Patrol police or Customs caught me but Pepsi was damn pissed with me.
Ammunition. For some gawdawful reason we just had to hide it in a 50 pound bag of Alpo.
Wait.
Customs only applies to commercial vehicles when crossing the borders between states...
But we still had to hid the ammo in a 50 pound bag of Alpo. The dog doesn't even eat alpo. We hauled 50 pounds of that crap from Kansas to California because those "nazi-ass California cops" might "find the ammo."
Since it's perfectly legal to haul your own ammunition, provided it's not for resale and being done safely, I'm not too sure what the problem was. Not that we got stopped. When carrying things we don't want those "nazi-ass cops" to see, we always drive about 3 miles under the speed limit.
Did I mention that I live with a very paranoid person?
Nothing. I have filled out the forms with all of the appropriate detail, fully intending to have to pay for bringing back more than $400 worth of goods. Only once have I actually paid duty. I get waived right on by.