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  • Two in court after huge Manchester Airport drugs seizures

    Heroin and cocaine with an estimated street value of over £2.3million has been seized by Border Force at Manchester Airport

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hounding the bad guys – Border Force detector dogs

    Border Force detector dogs literally have a nose for trouble and can sniff out a range of goods to keep the UK safe from drugs, firearms and smuggled people.

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  • Border Force bulletin: issue 4, May 2013

    Essential information for Border Force’s partners.

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  • Birmingham man jailed over heroin seizure

    A man has been jailed for seven and a half years after Border Force officers found heroin in a package of clothing.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Man jailed for smuggling coral and clams

    A Manchester man has been jailed after Border Force caught him attempting to smuggle endangered corals and clams into the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Border Force bulletin: issue 3, April 2013

    Essential information for Border Force’s partners.

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  • Border Force bulletin: issue 2, March 2013

    Essential information for Border Force’s partners.

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  • Border Force bulletin: issue 1, February 2013

    Essential information for Border Force’s partners.

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  • Would-be illegal immigrants caught in lorry at Portsmouth

    Two Albanian men have been removed from the UK after Border Force found them hiding in a lorry at Portsmouth ferry port.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fake goods stopped at the border on BBC’s Fake Britain

    Watch Border Force officers intercepting counterfeit goods to safeguard British shoppers and traders.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Two charged over Gatwick cocaine seizures

    Men aged 62 and 82 are charged with attempting to smuggle approximately £200,000 of the drug into the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Couple convicted over baby smuggling attempt

    A couple from Oxford have been convicted of attempting to pass off a Nigerian baby as their own and bring it back to the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New online method for submitting General Aviation Reports

    Border Force and the police have developed a new web-based system for the submission of General Aviation Reports.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The new home on the web for the Border Force

    GOV.UK is the new place for corporate and policy information from the Border Force.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Border security: carriers' liability consultation

    This written ministerial statement was given on 12 March 2013 by Mark Harper, and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Border Force stubs out cigarette smuggling attempt

    Border Force officers have foiled an attempt to smuggle 30 million cigarettes into the UK through the port of Southampton.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Director General of Border Force announced

    Sir Charles Montgomery has been appointed as the new Director General of Border Force.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Border Force seize thousands of fake football shirts

    Online shoppers warned to take extra care after Border Force officers seized thousands of fake football shirts near Heathrow Airport.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Border Force's Halloween find

    Three would-be illegal immigrants have been stopped from entering the country after Border Force officers found them hiding inside a lorry.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £3.8million of illegal medicines seized in Border Force crackdown

    Border Force plays key role in intercepting approximately £3.8 million of fake and unlicensed medicines in the UK during global crackdown.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government