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U.S. customs commits passport switcheroo
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Border officials mistakenly gave the Remillard's passports to a couple in the car �

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A passport mixup has two Winnipeg couples calling for a review of security at a Canada-U.S. border crossing.

Last November, Huguette and Gilles Remillard were crossing into the United States from Emerson, Man., on their way to Mesa, Ariz.

After checking their van, an American border official handed them back two passports.

"I said, 'Those are not mine,'" Huguette recalled. "And he said, 'Oh oh.'"

Border officials had mistakenly given their passports to a couple in the car ahead of them, who had driven off unaware of the error.

The U.S. officials made no effort to get their passports back, but did allow the Remillards to travel to Mesa without their passports.

"If we have an accident and have to go into the hospital and fly back, how the heck are we going to do this?" Gilles wondered.

After a week of calls to border officials, they were able to identify the couple with their passports: Winnipeggers Dennis Slack and Susan Heywood, who were on their way to Texas.

The Remillards' son managed to track down Dennis Slack's son, also in Winnipeg. Slack's son told his father to check his passport.

"I pulled them out and said, 'Ahhh, what the hell are these?'" said Dennis.

The couples eventually got their own passports back, but they said U.S officials should review their security at the border crossing.

Huguette Remillard said officials never did apologize for the mistake.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/passport-mixup-leaves-winnipeggers-fuming-130935056.html
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