Two Seattle men say they spent more than two hours in a detention center at the Canadian border after border agents stopped them for illegal chocolate eggs.

KOMO-TV reports ( http://is.gd/usuy85) that Brandon Loo and Christopher Sweeney were on a recent trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, when they decided to bring home some treats for friends and family.

They bought Kinder Eggs - chocolate eggs with a toy inside.

Border guards searched their car and found the eggs. The two men say they were asked if they knew the eggs were illegal in the United States and carry a potentially hefty fine.

Sweeney says the bust was a waste of his time and the agents' time. The men eventually got off with a warning.

At Easter time, U.S. Customs and Border Protection warned on its website that while the treats "may be cute and seasonal" they are too dangerous to be imported legally into the U.S. Customs says young children could choke on the small plastic toy.

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Information from: KOMO-TV, http://www.komotv.com/