Customs officers at Heathrow Airport were told not to stop suspected drug smugglers in the run-up to Christmas because of a staff shortage, the BBC reports.

据英国广播公司消息，在今年圣诞前夕，因为人员短缺，英国伦敦希思罗机场的海关人员被告知停止扣留有携带毒品嫌疑的乘客。

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The smugglers, he says, run an efficient operation.

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