A-maize-ing cargo

From Mail Online on http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1223868/A-maize-ing-cargo-14-illegal-immigrants-caught-sneaking-UK-tanker-carrying-25-tonnes-starch-powder.html.

14 illegal immigrants were caught sneaking into the UK in a tanker carrying 25 tonnes of starch powder. They were all completely covered with the stuff.

What a waste ! 25,000 kg of starch powder shall have to be thrown away or burnt : I most certainly wouldn't like buying a package of that starch for use in my kitchen.