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A haul of cocaine with a street value of millions has been seized at a port in Kent. Taped packages of the class A drug were found by Border Force officers in the fan motor space of a container at Sheerness Port on Sunday, the National Crime Agency ...

19 Jan 2022 at 18:55

Arrests made in ‘biggest ever’ operation to tackle Channel people-smuggling

Police have made a series of arrests in what is believed to be the “biggest ever” international operation targeting criminal gangs suspected of people-smuggling across the Channel. Officers arrested six men and a woman in the Docklands and Catford ...

05 Jul 2022 at 18:39

Probe to tackle ‘slick’ Europe-wide people smuggling operation

Traffickers have concocted a “slick” Europe-wide operation to smuggle migrants in dinghies across the Channel to the UK, according to a National Crime Agency (NCA) boss. Director of threat leadership Chris Farrimond said action to tackle the ...

06 Jul 2022 at 11:00

Home Secretary ‘to create league table of nations’ for deportation deals

Priti Patel will reportedly create a so-called “league table” of nations based on their level of co-operation in accepting criminals and failed asylum seekers from the UK. The table will be used to pressure countries to agree to individual ...

05 Jul 2022 at 08:22

Traffickers will escape justice if victims treated like criminals, charity warns

Leaving survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery in legal limbo over their immigration status risks undermining successful prosecutions, a victims’ charity has warned. Hope for Justice warned people rescued from forced labour can ...

22 Jun 2022 at 17:08

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Two men arrested after consignment of drugs found in pet food shipments

Two men have been arrested after eight kilograms of the drug MDMA were found in in two separate shipments of pet food. In conjunction with the National Crime Agency, Police Scotland have launched two separate investigations into the ...

03 Aug 2022 at 18:58

New chief appointed to head National Crime Agency

Graeme Biggar has been appointed as the new head of the National Crime Agency following Boris Johnson’s reported failure to shoehorn ex-Scotland Yard chief Lord Hogan-Howe into the role. The choice of Mr Biggar, who has led the NCA ...

12 Aug 2022 at 17:29

Royal Navy warship catches boat carrying £24m of cocaine in Caribbean

Dramatic images show the torching of a smugglers’ boat carrying cocaine with a street value of around £24 million following a tense chase with a naval warship in the Caribbean. More than 400kg of drugs were seized from the vessel, ...

29 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Sunak: Home Secretary and I working ‘day and night’ to tackle Channel crossings

Rishi Sunak said he and Suella Braverman are working “day and night” to end “the unacceptable rise in Channel crossings” as he continued to face questions over her appointment. The Prime Minister gave Conservative former minister ...

09 Nov 2022 at 20:02

Wealthy Russian businessman held by officers investigating oligarchs

A wealthy Russian businessman has been arrested at his multi-million-pound London home by officers investigating potential criminal activity by oligarchs. The 58-year-old man, who has not been named, was held by the National ...

03 Dec 2022 at 13:32

Alleged trafficker offered drowned migrants’ families hush money, court hears

An alleged “right-hand man” in a people-trafficking gang offered the families of migrants who drowned trying to cross the English Channel in a dinghy money to stay silent, a court has heard. Harem Ahmed Abwbaker was alleged ...

30 Nov 2022 at 17:29

Teenager pleads not guilty in connection with migrant boat incident

A 19-year-old man has appeared in court after four people died when a migrant boat capsized in the Channel. Ibrahima Bah appeared at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court in Kent on Monday and pleaded not guilty to facilitating ...

19 Dec 2022 at 16:12

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