Man with tequila bottle found face down in shipment of red chile

ABC ^ | 9/6/13 | Staff Report

[Rebelbase]

EL PASO, Texas -

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations found a man lying face down in a shipment of red chile at the Columbus, N.M. port of entry.

"CBP agriculture specialists were initiating an examination of a commercial shipment of chile when they found a man sprawled out on top of the load," said Columbus Port Director Robert Reza. "There was a bottle of tequila next to him and he appeared to be highly intoxicated when we encountered the subject."

[real saxophonist]

One of the funniest things I ever heard was a clerk at a liquor store say, ‘Even bums in Mexico don’t buy Cuervo.’

[okie01]

Tequila made his face blurry.

No. That's not the way tequila works.

Tequila makes your mouth big. And your brain small.

[HereInTheHeartland]

He’s just a very thorough Mexican chile inspector.

[clintonh8r]

If I had a dollar for every time this has happened to me....

[Blood of Tyrants]

You mean Red Adair?

[Slings and Arrows]

"Tequila": Spanish for "felony juice."

[23 Everest]

thank god they blurred my face!

[Joe 6-pack]

"Tequila made his face blurry."

Nah, he's just waiting for amnesty so he can come out of the shadows.

[Rocky]

He’s just pining for the fjords.

[VerySadAmerican]

I thought they meant he was dead laying in a shipment of chile, as in the stuff you put in a bowl.

Meat: It’s what’s for supper.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Rojo was Red's cousin by marriage...

[jonrick46]

Maybe he was trying to make this:

Day Of The Dead Piquine Tequila Pepper Sauce

[BlueDragon]

The invisibility stage must have worn off. The face must be the last thing to come back into focus...

[Darksheare]

“She left me naked and drunk, face down in the haggis” Mex style.

[Oratam]

O Dios mio! Mui caliente!

[Freestate316]

When I lived in SoCal in the early 80s, I’d always bring home 2 liters of Gusano Rojo mezcal from Tijuana.That stuff was Jose Cuervo on steroids.

[Uncle Chip]

“Man with tequila bottle found face down in shipment of red chile”

As opposed to what -- face up???

[Slings and Arrows]

And no bagpipes :^(

[Tammy8]

Surprised he didn’t end up smothered as they moved around since he had his tequila with him. May not have been far from being smothered since they found him face down.

[Slings and Arrows]

Could’ve been on his side.