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Two men who smuggled half a tonne of cocaine into UK jailed

Men caught after being spotted shining torch out to sea while smuggling 524kg of cocaine on an inflatable boat

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

Migrant Channel crossings top 34,000 for year so far

Crossings resumed on Thursday after an eight-day hiatus, with more than 600 arriving in a single day.

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024

Home Office records busiest December day for migrant Channel crossings on record

More than 34,500 people have made the crossing from France so far this year

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2024

Man jailed for smuggling 29,000 skull-shaped ecstasy tablets into UK

Marshall Scurfield, 22, used Snapchat to arrange for the delivery of the tablets to his address in South Tyneside.

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2024

Over 90 tonnes of illegal 'party drugs' seized at UK border in first six months of 2024

The confiscations included "significant quantities of so-called party drugs" cocaine and ketamine, the Government said

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024

Furious French mayors accuse UK of ‘being in denial’ over migrant crossings in demand over cross-border deal

The group of northern French mayors are calling for Border Force officers to be sent back to the UK

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024

Cruel twist as ankle bracelet strapped back on refugee

An ankle monitor removed from an Afghan refugee has been reattached by officials despite the High Court ruling such visa measures to be punitive.

AAP · Nov 17, 2024

Starmer: Taking down gangs ‘single most effective way’ to stop small boats

The Prime Minister said that he had discussed stopping smuggling gangs with his counterparts in Germany, Italy and France.

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2024

Tories say migration deals ‘won’t work’ as Government vows to ‘tackle upstream’

The comments come as official figures show that over 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel in the last week.

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2024

Garngi rangers rescued foreign nationals stranded by boat. Local leaders say Australia’s border force is ‘asleep at the wheel’

The discovery of four men follows a series of recent sightings of vessels and people along the Northern Territory coastline

The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2024