Mr. Speaker. I would like to bring to everyones attention that Customs and Border Protection has recently begun confiscating and destroying prescription drugs intercepted at the U.S.Canadian border. Unfortunately. CBP is offering no recourse to appeal this action. While we all know that reimporting prescription drugs from Canada has not been legal in the United States for decades. this practice is not helping our seniors. However. if Border Patrol is suddenly going to enforce a law that many believed that government was no longer interested in enforcing. then they certainly should notify shippers and purchasers. Instead of simply confiscating and destroying these prescription drugs. they should include a warning in the first instance. The majority of the people purchasing these drugs are seniors on fixed incomes and likely do not have the money to repurchase them once they are destroyed. I urge Customs and Border Protection to at least warn customers when agents intercept these packages. A simple letter would save a lot of grief for many. many seniors who use this procedure and not just seniors but other Americans who choose to purchase their drugs from a Canadian connection.
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