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Article: Talk to customs about drugs, VAT and smuggled leopards.
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- M2 Presswire
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- May 6, 2004
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M2 PRESSWIRE-6 May 2004-UK Government: Talk to customs about drugs, VAT and smuggled leopards(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Visitors to this year's Balmoral show will be able to ask Customs officers questions ranging from "should I be registered for VAT?" to "how many cigarettes can I bring back from abroad?" A wide variety of Customs exhibits at the show - at King's Hall, Belfast between 12 and 14 May - will include examples of drug concealments and smuggled protected animals:
* Bear's head from Australia seized at Belfast Docks and baboon's head from Zimbabwe;
* Prionailurus bengalensis skin coat (that's leopard to ...