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Border Force is a law enforcement command within the UK Home Office responsible for securing the UK border by carrying out immigration and customs controls for people and goods entering the country.
Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)
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Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Thousands of products containing endangered plant and animal species have been seized by Border Force. ...
Friday, 29 July 2022
Joint statement from UK and French agencies on the management of the shared border....
Friday, 04 February 2022
New statistics released show in the year ending March 2021 in England and Wales, there were 223,106 drug seizures, up 21% on the previous year (183,64...
Tuesday, 01 December 2020
A man who attempted to smuggle a stash of illegal weapons into the UK including a crossbow, axe and imitation firearm, has been returned to Poland....
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Border Force officers at Dover have seized more than 3.2 million illegal cigarettes worth almost £940,000 in unpaid duty. ...
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
More than 2 tonnes of black market hand rolling tobacco worth £700,000 in unpaid duty has been seized by Border Force in Belfast....
Friday, 13 November 2020
Two people have been charged with money laundering after approximately £1.2 million in cash was seized by Border Force officers at Heathrow airport....
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Border Force has seized hundreds of products containing endangered plant and animal species as part of an international operation targeting wildlife c...
Thursday, 05 November 2020
Two men have each been jailed for 2 years and 6 months after a small boat people smuggling attempt was prevented by Border Force officers in Southwold...
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Border Force officers have prevented an attempt to smuggle cocaine into the UK hidden in a lorry carrying a load of furniture. ...
Wednesday, 07 October 2020
A woman from Yorkshire has been charged with money laundering after almost £2 million in cash was seized by Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport....
Wednesday, 09 September 2020
Border Force officers at Dover have intercepted 336kg of cocaine after 2 separate attempts to smuggle in the class A drug into the UK on the same day....
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Cocaine worth more than £15 million has been seized by Border Force officers at London Gateway after it was found hidden within the floor of a contain...
Thursday, 25 June 2020
Border Force officers in Dover have prevented an attempt to smuggle cocaine into the UK hidden under a lorry’s bunk bed mattresses. ...
Tuesday, 05 May 2020
Border Force officers at Coquelles have prevented an attempt to smuggle more than 260 kilos of cocaine into the UK in a lorry....
Monday, 04 May 2020
Border Force officers at Harwich International Port have prevented an attempt to smuggle approximately 54 kilos of cocaine into the UK....
Thursday, 09 April 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: to make sure medical equipment reaches the NHS frontline quicker, Border Force will be prioritising checks on their shi...
Monday, 18 November 2019
Border Force and Metropolitan Police operation ‘highly commended’ at ‘World Class Policing Awards’...
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Border Force has seized thousands of products containing endangered plant and animal species as part of an international operation targeting wildlife ...
Tuesday, 09 July 2019
A man who organised cross-Channel people smuggling attempts has been jailed for 3 years and 4 months on 8 July....
Saturday, 15 June 2019
Officers advise young Brits travelling to the Balearic Islands to ensure they have official contracts before undertaking PR work for bars and clubs....
Monday, 20 May 2019
Eligible travellers from 7 non-EU countries can now use ePassport gates to enter the UK quickly and securely in changes being made to the border....
Thursday, 14 March 2019
From June, millions more people will be able to use ePassport gates as they arrive in the UK, the Chancellor confirmed in yesterday’s Spring Statement...
Thursday, 10 January 2019
A man who tried to smuggle 19 rare and endangered bird eggs into the UK strapped to his body has today, 10 January, been jailed for 3 years and 1 mont...
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Millions more people will be able to use ePassport gates as they arrive in the UK, under plans announced in the Budget on 29 October 2018....
Thursday, 19 July 2018
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....
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
An attempt to smuggle cocaine into the UK has been prevented by Border Force officers at Gatwick Airport....
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
An attempt to smuggle cocaine into the UK hidden in handbags and a suitcase has been prevented by Border Force officers at Gatwick Airport....
Friday, 29 June 2018
Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport have seized 19 eggs containing rare and endangered bird species, two of which had already hatched....
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
The Prime Minister has today (Tuesday 26 June) announced another Border Force cutter will be deployed to help with vital search and rescue operations ...
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