Originally Posted by
nosecohn
I've never seen a customs agent decline to allow someone to throw an item away. They have big trash cans there just for this purpose. Sometimes people forget what they're carrying. To deny her that opportunity and slap her with a $500 fine over an apple is excessive.
Global Entry or regular pax? Note also if you declare the fruit on the kiosk slip or forget to enter it on the slip but verbally declare it at the checkpoint you may be ok. If they find it, that's when you are likely to get in trouble.