41.   Alan Dooty, a customs official, said the companies had been selected for the June meeting because their products had shown up in the black market in Colombia.

42.   British boxing promoter Frank Warren was arrested recently by British customs officials and questioned about tax evasion charges.

43.   But customs officials, in a carefully worded statement, suggested the Mexican soldiers had crossed the border.

44.   But customs officials are not planning to install the technology, saying that role is for medical experts.

45.   But earlier this month, customs officials refused to renew her permit, saying she was now eligible for only one six-month permit each year.

46.   But even after a suspicious bank officer called them to inquire about the money, customs officials said, the agents did not investigate further.

47.   But Ms. Martinez said customs officials at the border were emphatic.

48.   But some of the seizures were commercial shipments that were intended for resale, customs officials said.

49.   But there, a customs official insisted they had the wrong visas and impounded the NBC technical equipment.

50.   Customs officials declined to comment on the threats or the advisory, which INS officials said came from that agency.