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  • Border Force seize lollipops laced with cocaine

    Border Force officers in Ghana have helped seize cocaine worth an estimated £200,000 which had been hidden in lollipops.

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

  • Couple jailed for cocaine smuggling

    A couple have been jailed after Border Force officers seized cocaine with an estimated street value of £500,000.

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

  • Border Force seizes illegal ivory

    Border Force officers at Heathrow have made one of their biggest ever seizures of illegal ivory.

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

  • Cocaine gang jailed for 42 years

    Four Spanish nationals who were behind one of the biggest ever cocaine seizures at Gatwick Airport have been jailed for a total of 42 years.

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

  • Illegal immigrants found in Dover-bound lorry

    Six would-be illegal immigrants have been prevented from entering the country after UK Border Agency officers found them hiding in a lorry.

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

  • New immigration removal centre

    An immigration removal centre for detaining people while their removal from the UK is being organised has been officially opened today.

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

  • System 'getting better' says immigration minister

    Damian Green reacts to independent report into use of intelligence by UK Border Agency.

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

  • Man jailed for smuggling heroin in baskets

    A 73-year-old man has been jailed for five years for attempting to smuggle heroin into the UK through Heathrow Airport.

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

  • Men convicted after light aircraft drugs plot

    Three men who tried to smuggle cocaine into the country using light aircraft have been convicted after investigation by UK Border Agency.

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

  • Response to child detention ruling

    High Court rules that Government's policy on child detention for immigration purposes is not unlawful, but was wrongly applied in two cases.

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

  • Cruise ship cocaine smugglers jailed

    Six men and women posing as cruise ship passengers have been jailed today for a total of 87 years for attempting to smuggle around 35 kilos of cocaine into the UK.

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

  • Ending the detention of children for immigration purposes

    The UK has a long tradition of welcoming people from across the globe and we can be especially proud of our record in granting refuge to…

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

  • Crack down continues on illegal immigration in Calais

    Figures out today show a dramatic fall in the number of illegal migrants attempting to smuggle their way into the UK from Calais.

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

  • Cruise ship smuggler jailed for over ten years

    A Birmingham man has been jailed for 10 years and six months for his part in an attempt to smuggle 20 kilos of cocaine into the UK.

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

  • Family unit at Yarl's Wood to close

    Detention of children at the immigration removal centre to end but the facility will continue to house adults.

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

  • Drug smuggling pair jailed for 38 years

    Two men from the Netherlands who tried to smuggle heroin with a street value of up to £5.2m into the UK jailed for a total of 38 years.

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

  • Public meeting on child detention

    Home Office minister visits Glasgow to hear views on ending the detention of children.

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

  • Dairy immigration raid

    Twenty-four suspected illegal workers were arrested during an early morning intelligence-led raid by the UK Border Agency.

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

  • Raid on mushroom farm

    UK Border Agency enforcement teams and police arrest 27 illegal workers in an immigration raid in Lancashire.

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