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This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
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A man who attempted to bring a haul of offensive weapons through Newcastle Airport has been jailed.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Deadly weapons including knives and replica firearms have been seized by Border Force officers from passengers at Manchester Airport.
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