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Systematic failures by British customs officials have allowed criminal gangs to defraud the European Union of at least two billion pounds in just four years plus billions more in lost VAT. So says OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud bureau, which in an exclusive interview with the Â鶹Éç reveals that around 80 per of customs evasion takes place at British ports, mainly Dover and Felixstowe. Reporter Andrew Hosken spoke to OLAF director Ernesto Bianchi. (Photo: Shipping containers being moved. Credit: AFP)