customs official

Example Sentences

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As he was being questioned, a customs official checked department records and found that Martinez was stopped on Sept. 10.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

More than 1,500 trucks, trailers and containers carrying cement, medicines, rice and other basic goods are waiting in Torkham, according to a senior Pakistani customs official in nearby Peshawar.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

The newly graduated 26-year-old and devout Catholic was just three months into a job as a customs official - which he had taken on with his usual zeal, by refusing to be bribed.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

The Tax Authority also shared a video of the unusual discovery, which appeared to show a customs official sifting through several suitcases filled only with hundreds of the small silver and red foil packets.

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

Mariam bounced through the doors, accompanied by a customs official.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai