Well the 50k potential fine is scary, that could happen after they seized your car and you went to court. Even if they gave the car back to you and didn't fine you they would still red flag you so that you get inspected every time. Kind of embarrassing when your on a family holiday and the car gets ripped apart because you just had to have that $50 coral. Last couple times I crossed the border they were pointedly asking if I had coral. To me it's not worth the risk smuggling corals, even the named ones from ORA. Those are also illegal. I personally know Vince from ORA and he has told me they can't get a CITES re-export permit as they don't have the original import permits. Any ORA corals in Canada are from an illegal source.
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