Non - __, __, __

b) Use the negative words in the sentences:

1. The trucks took an __________ route avoiding the town centre.

2. The Russian Customs Service carries out the regulation of foreign trade by means of tariff and __________ methods.

3. It would be ___________ not to get a permission for export of valuables.

4. A vet.passport without a photo of the dog is considered __________.

5. The driver __________ some boxes from the back of the truck.

6. There must be some __________. I have placed the imported merchandise under a different customs procedure.

7. It would have been __________ to detect that drug concealment without using a drug detector dog.

8. I am afraid you have been __________ about the functioning of the dual-channel system.

Task 5. Answer the questions:

1) For how long has Russia had its Customs Service?

2) What was the first responsibility of the Customs?

3) How does the Customs carry out the fiscal function?

4) When was the first legal act handed down?

5) What does law enforcement function involve?

6) What do customs officers do to fulfill their border-related responsibilities?

7) What measures are taken by the Customs to act most efficiently?

8) How can you define the Russian Customs Service today?

Task 6. Translate the sentences from Russian into English:

1) Большая часть дохода поступает от сбора пошлин в портах прибытия коммерческих грузов.

2) Таможенники проверяют, соответствует ли товар наименованию и количеству, указанным в документах.

3) Многие из обязанностей таможенной службы имеют отношение к защите экономических интересов страны.

4) Сотрудники таможенных органов постоянно повышают свою квалификацию, чтобы эффективно выполнять свои обязанности.

5) Российская таможенная служба существует дольше, чем аналогичные службы многих других стран мира.

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Task 7. a) Read and translate the text.

CONTROLLED DELIVERY

A controlled delivery is the delivery of a consignment of goods under the continuous surveillance of customs or police officers in an attempt to arrest as many members of the smuggling organization as possible and in particular the principal.

Drug couriers and drugs seized can easily be replaced but the drug principals can’t. It is the arrest of these principals and the smashing of drug trafficking organization that enforcement agencies should mainly be concerned with and this is what controlled deliveries are aimed at.

When a drug shipment is discovered, all or most of the drugs is substituted with a harmless substance and “clean” controlled delivery is carried out. With some concealment and in certain circumstances substitution may not be feasible, and a “live” controlled delivery may be undertaken.

The advantages of substitution are obvious; it minimizes the possible risk of losing the drugs; the investigating officers are afforded a greater degree of flexibility, because they are not constantly faced with ensuring that the drugs are secure, which in a “live” situation must take priority.

There are four occasions which might produce a controlled delivery. These are when drugs are detected with:

- couriers;

- freight and unaccompanied baggage;

- postal items;

- export and transit goods.

A situation involving a courier is probably the most difficult to progress as a controlled delivery. It is usually neither practicable nor desirable to allow the courier to proceed, because of the unacceptably high risk of losing both the drugs and the person. The two options are: to co-opt the assistance of the courier or substitute an undercover officer in their place.

In circumstances where a co-operating courier is being used the courier’s reliability must be considered extremely doubtful. When an undercover officer is used, consideration must be given to the fact that the person is often known to other members of the organization. An officer’s safety is paramount and steps must be taken to protect him or her at all times of risk.

b) Make a glossary. Compare with a partner. Choose seven words to remember.

c) Speak about: a) what a controlled delivery is;

b) why they are carried out;

c) the types of controlled delivery operations;

d) the occasions that may produce a controlled delivery;

e) the ways a controlled delivery may progress.

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