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  • Strengthening and simplifying the civil penalty scheme to prevent illegal migrant working

    Written ministerial statement announces consultation on ensuring only migrants with a right to work can access the labour market.

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

  • Man jailed over passport fraud

    Jail for man who supplied British passports to illegal immigrants.

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

  • Border Force find stowaways hiding in caravan

    Border Force officers in Dunkerque have found a group of would-be illegal immigrants hiding in a caravan.

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

  • 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

  • Man jailed for trying to smuggle £160,000 of cocaine in patties

    A man has been jailed for six years after Border Force caught him trying to smuggle £160,000 of cocaine in patties.

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

  • 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

  • Cigarettes seized at Leeds Bradford International Airport

    Border Force officers have seized thousands of cigarettes from three airline passengers using specially adapted waistcoats.

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

  • Lorry driver jailed for cannabis smuggling attempt

    A lorry driver from Northern Ireland has been jailed for three years for cannabis smuggling

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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

  • 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

  • Sham marriage cases on BBC’s Fake Britain

    Watch immigration officers thwart plans to cheat the UK immigration rules as they stop sham marriages in London and north west England.

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

  • Seven arrested and unlicensed Viagra seized after immigration raid

    Seven people were arrested and thousands of unlicensed Viagra pills seized following a raid by Home Office immigration enforcement officers

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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

  • Illegal workers arrested in Leicester immigration raid

    Checks revealed the ten, all Indian nationals, had no permission to work in the UK. All were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.

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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

  • 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