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A man who attempted to smuggle 12 people into the UK hidden in a campervan has been jailed for over 4 years.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Salford man sentenced to 8 years and 6 months imprisonment for charging asylum seekers thousands of pounds to bring them to the UK on false documents.
The Foreign Secretary made a statement on arrest warrants, issued on 3 July 2023 under the National Security Law, for 8 people living outside Hong Kong.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Troika (Norway, the UK and the USA), Canada, Switzerland, and EU have issued a statement condemning recent political arrests in Sudan.
A pioneering unit which aims to help tackle gang-related violence in the West Midlands is helping community safety as the Attorney General Victoria Prentis KC MP discovered visiting Birmingham this week.
This month, The GFSL Team at HMP Bristol proudly fitted a defibrillator machine to an external prison wall.
The Governor offers praise for those who persevere in the face of adversity to tackle crime, stresses the importance of unity across parties to achieve this and sets out both what has been delivered to date in support of this...
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
UK Border Agency officers have arrested eight people as part of a major investigation into an organised crime gang involved in trafficking.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Governor's personal statement about 3 unprecedented murders on Providenciales and actions being taken by the police.
A week-long crackdown on illegal working by delivery drivers from major firms has resulted in 60 arrests across London and the south.
Three members of an organised criminal gang were sentenced today (13 March 2023) at Stoke Crown Court to jail after pleading guilty to offences relating to the illegal sale of more than three million doses of prescription-only and unlicensed medicines,...
A Dutch national who was caught in the process of sneaking 9 Albanian nationals into the UK in a sailing vessel has been jailed.
Close working with Merseyside Police leads to arrest.
A record haul of cocaine seized by the UK Border Agency, working with SOCA and the Dutch National Crime Squad, has led to the arrest of six members of an international drugs ring.
Two people have been arrested by Immigration Enforcement as part of an international investigation into the smuggling of migrants into the UK by boat.
UK-Belgian cooperation leads to the trial of a key figure in an organised crime gang (OCG) involved in at least 18 people smuggling operations to the UK.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A man who smuggled migrants in a 'coffin-like' hide inside the roof of a van has been sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Bold new measures to combat rising levels of youth vaping expected to be announced.
Five people smugglers have been sentenced for locking migrants into purpose-built 'hides' made from wardrobes and secured with screws.
Seven people were arrested and thousands of unlicensed Viagra pills seized following a raid by Home Office immigration enforcement officers
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