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  • Weird and wonderful finds by UK Border Agency

    Working at all UK ports, airports, harbours, marinas and private airfields, UK Border Agency officials regularly come across efforts to bring animals into the country illegally. Read on for the top ten weirdest finds. .

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

  • Stowaways found on yacht

    Four stowaways hiding in a yacht being carried to the UK on a lorry were discovered by UK Border Agency officers and taken into custody.

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

  • Home Office to appeal High Court ruling

    Home Office to appeal against High Court ruling that giving less than 72 hours notice before removing someone from the country is illegal.

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

  • Illegal workers arrested at west London food firm

    Ten people have been arrested at a west London food firm for working illegally.

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

  • Stowaways found among steel

    Seven Indian stowaways have been stopped from sneaking into the country after UK Border Agency officers found them hiding aboard a lorry-load of steel.

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

  • Response to Gatwick centre inspection

    UK Border Agency accepts broad conclusions of Gatwick immigration removal centre inspection, but says improvements have already been made.

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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

  • Four arrested in sham marriage operation

    Four people were arrested at a wedding in Oxford this week as part of a UK Border Agency sham marriage investigation.

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

  • £4m in counterfeit goods seized at East Midlands Airport

    The counterfeit goods were seized over the last year by UK Border Agency officers. They have now received an award for their work.

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