US Customs Agents , Seize Eggs , at the US-Mexico Border.br CBS reports that United States br customs officials are cracking down on br egg smugglers amid soaring egg prices.br According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection br spokesman Roger Maier, Americans are trying br to smuggle eggs from Mexico across the border.br We are seeing an increase in people br attempting to cross eggs from Juarez br to El Paso because they are significantly br less expensive in Mexico than the U.S. br This is also occurring with added frequency br at other Southwest border locations, Roger Maier, U.S. Customs and Border br Protection spokesman, via CBS.br San Diego U.S. Customs and Border Protection field operations br director Jennifer De La O said in a tweet that her office , "has recently noticed an increase in br the number of eggs intercepted at our ports.".br CBS reports that failing to declare br agricultural items, like raw eggs, br can carry fines up to $10,000.br According to customs rules, federal law br prohibits certain agricultural products , "because they may carry plant pestsbr and foreign animal diseases.".br The USDA banned eggs br from entering the U.S. br from Mexico back in 2012. .br According to Border Report, the number of raw egg br incidents reported at the U.S. border jumped over 100 in br the last three months of 2022 compared to the year before.br According to Border Report, the number of raw egg br incidents reported at the U.S. border jumped over 100 in br the last three months of 2022 compared to the year before.br Meanwhile, the cost of eggs has surged br across the U.S. to reach an average of br $4.25 a dozen, up from just $1.79 in 2021. .br CBS reports that those prices have been driven by br increased consumer demand combined with a decrease br in domestic egg supplies due to an avian flu epidemic.