Customs officers at a London airport yesterday found 50,000 pounds worth of drugs which were being smuggled (走私) into Britain in boxes marked "Urgent Medical Supplies". The authorities might have suspected for some time
1 drugs would be brought into the country in this way. The operation is believed to be the work of a
2 international group. Four men were arrested at
3 airport and held for questioning,
4 it is unlikely that they are the organizers. In
5 they declared that they were
6 of what the boxes contained and had acted in good faith in bringing
7 into Britain. This is the third time
8 six months that attempts have been made to smuggle
9 goods through Customs by declaring them to
10 medical supplies. They are frequently
11 in special containers and a note is given that they may be damaged if they are not handled with care. "
12 are determined to put a
13 to this practice," said one of the Customs officers today. "
14 is no way these people are going to get away
15 this any longer. We have the full co-operation of the international police to track down the main source of supply."