41.   The spokesman, who gave only his surname, Sakamoto, provided no other details, referring queries to customs authorities, who were unreachable Saturday evening.

42.   The three containers were seized by Hong Kong customs authorities on Tuesday and were being held in isolation pending their return to Sydney.

43.   Under the new law, Chinese customs authorities will order violators to ship the waste back and pay fines, the China Daily reported Monday.

44.   WTO members will have to achieve consensus in a range of issues including what is to be kept out of the reach of customs authorities.

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

46.   Hageskog reportedly threatened last week to take the Swedish team home on the next plane after it took three days for the Indian customs authorities to clear their equipment.

47.   Gibraltar residents themselves complain of excessive meddling by Spanish customs authorities at the border between Spain and Gibraltar.

48.   Hong Kong customs authorities will offer rewards for information on software piracy, a customs spokesman said Tuesday.

49.   However, customs authorities at Athens airport claimed that the papers were not in order and sent the player on the next flight back to Johannesburg.

50.   Hungarian customs authorities said Monday they had foiled five attempts to break a UN embargo against Serbia and Montenegro last week.