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An attempt to smuggle an estimated £50 million worth of cocaine into the UK has been prevented by Border Force officers at Farnborough Airport.
A gang who conspired to manufacture and supply fake ID documents to help immigration offenders live illegally in the UK has been jailed for more than 16 years.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Specialist Border Force officers have seized a live lizard at Heathrow Airport following a suspected smuggling attempt.
In June this year, United Kingdom Visas & Immigration (UKVI) will relocate its visa decision making centre from Bangkok to New Delhi.
An attempt to smuggle more than a million cigarettes into the UK hidden in foot stools was prevented by Border Force at Manchester Airport.
An attempt to smuggle almost 22 tonnes of tobacco into the UK has been prevented by Border Force officers at Hull docks.
A man from Newport who was involved in 2 separate attempts to smuggle people into the UK has been jailed for 5 years.
Home Office to extend scheme which streamlines process for international Masters students wanting to study in the UK.
A people smuggler who hid 5 Vietnamese teenagers inside a tent erected in the rear of his car has been jailed for 4 years and 3 months.
A human trafficker has had her jail term extended after she was caught by Border Force trying to sneak back into the country using her sister’s passport.
A man from Slough who attempted to smuggle 16 illegal migrants – including 5 children - into the UK has been jailed for a total of 5 and a half years.
Border Force officers at Dover’s Eastern Docks have prevented an attempt to smuggle approximately 20 kilos of cocaine into the UK.
A man from Hoddesdon who attempted to smuggle an Albanian man into the UK was jailed yesterday (11 October) for a total of 2 and a half years.
Business travellers and frequent visitors from 40 countries can now benefit from faster entry to the UK following the expansion of the government’s Registered Traveller service.
The chair of the Migration Advisory Committee responds to the Home Secretary commission on the impact of international students.
Gang who tried to smuggle Albanian nationals into the UK through the Channel Tunnel have today (18 September) been jailed for a combined total of more than 21 years.
The MAC will attend regional events around the UK to meet and take evidence from stakeholders on EEA and international migrant workers.
A Lithuanian man who attempted to smuggle two Chinese nationals into the UK at the Port of Hull has been jailed for more than two years.
A couple from Gillingham have today (Monday 11 September) been jailed for more than 7 years after attempting to smuggle 12 Vietnamese nationals hidden in tyres into the UK.
Home Secretary to ask Migration Advisory Committee to complete detailed study of impact of international students in the UK.
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