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Four Border Force officers have been honoured for saving the lives of 63 people during two incidents in the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea.
An attempt to smuggle cocaine into the UK has been prevented by Border Force officers at Gatwick Airport.
An attempt to smuggle cocaine into the UK hidden in handbags and a suitcase has been prevented by Border Force officers at Gatwick Airport.
Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport have seized 19 eggs containing rare and endangered bird species, two of which had already hatched.
Her Majesty’s Passport Office has teamed up with Action Fraud to raise awareness of the need to report lost and stolen passports.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Prime Minister has today (Tuesday 26 June) announced another Border Force cutter will be deployed to help with vital search and rescue operations in Aegean.
Border Force has seized almost 7 kilos of banned ivory as part of an international operation against the illegal trade in wildlife and timber.
Border Force operation helps to raise awareness of labour exploitation amongst young sun seekers.
Foreign Secretary visits illegal wildlife trade 'dead shed' at Heathrow with former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen.
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.
Eleven people have been arrested this morning (26 October) in London, Birmingham and Gateshead as part of a Europe-wide investigation into suspected people smuggling.
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