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  • Heathrow cocaine seizure linked to huge cannabis find

    Border Force officers at Heathrow are linking a seizure of cocaine at the airport to a massive haul of cannabis found the day before.

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

  • Huge £4.3m cannabis haul at Heathrow

    Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport have made what is believed to be their biggest seizure of cannabis in more than three years.

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

  • Four tonnes of cannabis seized in English Channel

    Approximately four tonnes of cannabis have been seized following a UK Border Agency operation in the English Channel.

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

  • Royal Navy warship in Middle East drugs bust

    HMS Northumberland has intercepted 2 drug-smuggling skiffs carrying an estimated £5.4 million of cannabis resin in the Gulf of Oman.

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

  • Most unusual drug smuggling attempts of 2010

    UK Border Agency reveals last year's most unusual drug concealments discovered at ports by skilled officers.

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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

  • Light aircraft drug smugglers jailed

    Three men who tried to smuggle drugs into the country have been jailed for a total of 42 years following a UK Border Agency investigation.

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

  • Christmas cocktail of drugs seized at Harwich

    Heroin, cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis worth £4.1 million have been found hidden in a trailer full of Christmas decorations.

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

  • Royal Navy warship makes drugs bust

    Sailors from HMS Lancaster have seized cannabis and cocaine with a street value of nearly £58 million while on operations in the Caribbean.

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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

  • Man jailed for drug smuggling attempt

    A man from Germany has been jailed for four years at Canterbury Crown Court after attempting to smuggle approximately one kilo of cocaine into the UK.

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

  • Royal Navy seizes multi-million-pound cocaine haul

    The crew of a Royal Navy warship has seized a massive 680-kilogram stash of cocaine with an estimated street value of £100 million.

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

  • Border Force stops Purfleet tobacco smuggling attempt

    An attempt to smuggle almost 7 tonnes of hand-rolling tobacco into the UK via the Port of Purfleet was thwarted by Border Force officers.

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

  • Smuggler caught with heroin hidden in underwear

    A Portuguese man who tried to smuggle more than £800,000 of heroin into the UK hidden in his underwear has been jailed for five years.

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

  • Immigration minister inspects operations at Essex port

    The work of Border Force to protect the UK from smugglers came under the scrutiny of Mark Harper during a visit to the Port of Tilbury.

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

  • Ban on khat comes into force

    From today, it is illegal to possess, supply or import and export khat

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

  • 37 years for £4.9m drug smugglers

    Two men have been jailed for a total of 37 years after being found guilty of smuggling drugs with an estimated street value of £4.9 million.

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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

  • Drug crime - not worth the risk

    Brits abroad urged to consider consequences of drug crime

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

  • Lorry driver jailed for cocaine smuggling attempt

    Border Force officers in Dover find cocaine hidden in a lorry.

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