UK Border Agency3 Dec 2024Gang jailed over £200m of cocaine in banana boxesMore than two tonnes of the Class A drug was seized in a shipment from Colombia to the UK in 2021.3 Dec 2024England31 Oct 2024Couple 'destroyed' over £6k fine for stowawayThe couple, who travel regularly to Europe, say they had no idea a man was hidden in their trailer.31 Oct 2024Manchester25 Oct 2024Action demanded over surge in illegal meat importsThe government is warned of a "foot-and-mouth" level crisis over potentially diseased meat flooding into the UK.25 Oct 2024Kent11 Oct 2024Gang smuggled £200m of cocaine in banana boxesPolice seized more than two tonnes of the Class A drug which had been exported from Colombia to the UK in 2021.11 Oct 2024England26 Sep 2024Couple fined £3,000 after finding migrant in vanThe couple hope the fine will be taken away after they say they did nothing wrong.26 Sep 2024England22 Aug 2024People smugglers 'crammed' migrants in car bootA Wythenshawe pensioner is among those jailed for a cross-border people-smuggling operation.22 Aug 2024Manchester25 Oct 2023Man claimed £349k in benefits using false nameHossein Ali Najafi used a UK Border Agency letter to create a second identity and claim benefits.25 Oct 2023Manchester9 Feb 2023Half-term border queues warning due to strikesUK Border Force staff based at Calais, Dunkirk and Dover will walk out next Friday, which could cause delays.9 Feb 2023Business18 Dec 2022Military to cover ambulance and border strikesSeparately nurses have threatened to escalate strike action in the new year if ministers do not enter pay talks next week.18 Dec 2022UK
