Another example at the Peace Bridge-this one in the 1960s-1970s:
My father worked as a dock worker for a company that hauled meat (sides of beef, cases, of it, etc). They were told to go down to the Peace Bridge and transfer the meat from a Canadian truck to theirs.Someone (the boss) had forgot to tell customs. After the meat was transferred, they started questioning the workers. My father said they were being lectured, questioned and yelled at for about 2 hours. He was sure the rubber glove was next. When their boss finally showed up, they stopped bothering them and the authorities questioned their boss for an hour. Ended up that customs sealed the truck and the seal had to be removed by a customs agent in NYC (where it was headed).
An aside about that company. Prisoners in the early 70si n Attica (around the time of the riot there) were complaining that they were getting rotten baloney and that any good meat was going to the guards. BS. My father had to deliver sides of beef there once. There was WAY too much beef for the guards to be getting it. They had to drive in and out over a pit with a guard in it and a guard over the truck. After parking and unlocking the trailer, they went to a locked area. Prisoners then came out and unloaded the truck. Back out over the pit to be sure no one was escaping. or smuggling stuff.