21.   French customs have discovered two British and Indian counterfeit rings dealing in fake French perfumes, clothing and car parts, customs officials said Friday.

22.   French customs authorities have uncovered a network of illicit imports of Thai foodstuffs into France worth at least one million dollars, they said Monday.

23.   French customs officers protesting understaffing caused long delays at the busiest road crossing point on the Franco-Swiss frontier Monday, union officials said.

24.   A group of striking French customs officers blocked access Monday evening to London-bound Eurostar trains at the Gare du Nord in Paris.

25.   The number of Britons arrested for drug trafficking has significantly increased in northern France during the first six months of the year, French customs statistics show.

26.   The scam was uncovered after French customs officers seized a Czech truck supposedly transporting beef across France and into Belgium at the end of last month.

27.   Meanwhile, almost two tonnes of cannabis resin from Spain were seized on Monday at the Franco-Italian border, French customs said.