To Deal With Long Queues, UK Eases Customs Checks


Sunday, 06 May 2012 08:31


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‘According to frontline officials, operations to combat the influx of drugs, guns and other contraband into the UK have been downgraded in a bid to cover-up staff shortages and growing political pressure to reduce queueing times, the Guardian reported.

An anonymous senior official at Heathrow airport said that the situation was so serious that Britain’s busiest airport could be described as having “no border controls” when it came to smuggling.

“Passengers identified as suspicious, including those accredited to work on Olympic sites, were being waved through without extra security checks because there were not enough staff to tackle queues”, said the official.’

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