Woman’s Kinder Egg stash seized at border

A cross-border kerfuffle over a popular chocolate treat nearly cost a Winnipeg woman a $300 fine and saddled her with a bureaucratic headache.

Lind Bird was recently stopped at the U.S. border and selected for a random search of her vehicle. She was warned she could have faced a fine after the customs official found — and seized — her $2 Kinder Surprise egg as illegal contraband.

In Canada, however, officials said the eggs are so difficult to get into there’s little chance they could harm anyone. As such, they are legal.