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WEIRD BUT TRUE  

Jump to full article: New York Post, 2008-12-08
Author: NEIL GRAVES, WIRE SERVICES

Intro:

Romanian border police nabbed a hapless bungler who tried to enter their country from the Ukraine in a horse and buggy, then made a break for it.

They caught the man after a short chase in their cars. Turns out he was trying to smuggle 100,000 packs of cigarettes and tobacco worth $450,000.

"Outrunning our officers was never a possibility," said a police spokesman.

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