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UNIT 2

PASSENGER CONTROL

FOLLOW-UP

1. Unjumble the following' sentences (l - 12) to make up two texts: "KEEN INTEREST" and "CUSTOMS".

1) Customs is very proud of its accomplishments in enforcing drug interdiction and import and export laws. 2) Wales, the West and the Borders surveyor Mark Bullen has long had a keen interest in the history of Customs and Excise and smuggling. 3) As the primary border enforcement agency, Customs has the major responsibility for protecting the public from the illicit entry of prohibited and harmful substances, and for guarding the nation's trade and business community from a proliferation of illegal international trade practices. 4) Over the past 20 years his collection of books and prints on the subject has risen to nearly 400 and now Mark has had a book of his own published. 5) The solution was the Coast Blockade. 6) Established in 1817, this short-lived (six years) service assisted the various revenue forces in their fight against smuggling. 7) Illustrations in Mark's book include reproductions of cigarette cards on the subject produced in the 1930s. Contraband Country - Sussex Smuggling in the 19^th Century describes the life and times of the little-known Coast Blockade. 8) At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the Royal Navy found itself with more ships and men than it could cope with. 9) The challenge of fulfilling this responsibility in the face of increasing workloads, expansive border areas, complex international relationships, and changing smuggling threats dictates that Customs be in the vanguard of law enforcement techniques and strategies. 10) "It's the research I enjoy the most," Mark said. 11) Customs is not only striving to keep pace with today's enforcement demands, but often sets the standards for others to follow. 12) Mark's next book will be Grave Smuggling Tales, which will look at the history of smuggling through the tombstone of revenue men and smugglers.

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