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The Immigration Minister and French Interior Minister have visited Calais to see the work being done to tackle attempts to illegally cross the Channel.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Home Secretary and his French counterpart have agreed a new joint action plan to strengthen efforts against migrant activity in the English Channel.
A man who tried to smuggle 19 rare and endangered bird eggs into the UK strapped to his body has today, 10 January, been jailed for 3 years and 1 month.
The Home Secretary Sajid Javid's statement to Parliament about migrant crossings.
A Royal Navy ship has been deployed to the English Channel as part of the UK’s response to the recent increase in migrant crossings.
Announcement follows initial extension of countries confirmed in the Budget.
New centre agreed under Sandhurst Treaty becomes operational.
Border Force has seized almost 7 kilos of banned ivory as part of an international operation against the illegal trade in wildlife and timber.
A man who tried to smuggle 6 Ukrainians into the UK on board a yacht was yesterday (5 February) found guilty.
An attempt to smuggle an estimated £50 million worth of cocaine into the UK has been prevented by Border Force officers at Farnborough Airport.
Specialist Border Force officers have seized a live lizard at Heathrow Airport following a suspected smuggling attempt.
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.
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.
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