Delta passenger fined $500 for airplane snack

DENVER, Co. - A forbidden fruit led to a $500 fine for a Delta passenger.

Crystal Tadlock's healthy snack turned into a tough reality to stomach.

Tadlock says a Delta flight attendant handed her an apple towards the end of her flight from Paris.

When she went through customs, Tadlock said her bag was randomly searched.

That's when a customs agent pulled out the apple.

"He had asked me if my trip to France was expensive and I said 'Yeah, I didn`t really understand why he was asking that question,' and then he said 'It`s about to get a lot more expensive after I charge you $500," Tadlock said.

She says she's frustrated and feels Delta shouldn't have handed out apples.

She also says U.S. Customs clearly saw the apple came from an airline.