5 h. ago Border Force seizes enormous £100m cocaine shipment at London port

An massive haul was discovered hidden beneath containers on a ship arriving at London Gateway port from Panama, the Home Office said.

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5 h. ago Cocaine worth £100m seized by Border Force officers in huge port bust

It is the sixth-largest cocaine haul found since records began.

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6 h. ago Border Force busts 'one of biggest drug hauls in UK history' as £96MILLION of cocaine found at port

Officers made one of the biggest drug hauls in UK history after they tracked a container ship coming into the UK from Panama, with 2.4 tonnes of cocaine being seized

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7 h. ago Border Force seizes £96m cocaine haul at London Gateway in one of UK’s biggest busts

The 2.4 tonne find marks the sixth-largest cocaine seizure since records began.

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3 d. ago Drug kingpin who plotted gangland murder from Dubai and smuggled £100m of cocaine into Britain is convicted after EncroChat probe

James Harding, 34, was arrested by counter terrorist specialist firearms officers at a London airport in May 2022 after being extradited from Switzerland on a private jet.

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4 d. ago Drug kingpin who plotted gangland murder from Dubai and smuggled £100m of cocaine into the UK is convicted

James Harding, 34, and his 'loyal right-hand man' Jayes Kharouti, 39, ran a vast criminal empire from Dubai.

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4 d. ago Incredible moment boat with £18m of cocaine crashes onto beach after being chased for 28 miles at sea by 'Britain's FBI'

Border Force Officers spotted the Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) on the horizon while carrying out an operation off the coast of Newquay, Cornwall, last September.

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5 d. ago An astonishing tale of Lamborghinis, cocaine and the need to make a quick buck: best podcasts of the week

TJ Dominguez opens up about his extraordinary life doing drug runs for Pablo Escobar. Plus, the incredible story of Hollywood legend Hedy LamarrTwo days after his release from prison, TJ Dominguez opens up about a life where he ran the largest Lamborghini dealership in the world by day, then by night made $100m a month flying cocaine for Pablo Escobar. Host Jonathan Walton’s rapport-packed interview with him makes for a wild story – of how Dominguez only ended up there after being conned, desperately needing to make a quick buck to fulfil his late dad’s last wishes. Alexi Duggins Widely available, episodes weekly Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Americans are witnessing immigration arrests firsthand. Many say they can’t just watch

White House border czar Tom Homan has said agents are being forced to do more arrests in communities

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8 d. ago Urgent warning issued over growing number of migrants paying huge sums to enter UK aboard yachts

Border Force lacks the resources to deal with an increasing number of migrants coming to Britain illegally on yachts, motorboats and trawlers, officials have warned.

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1 week ago Israel ‘must win every war’ | Along the Green Line: episode 2 – video

In the second episode of Along the Green Line, reporter Matthew Cassel heads north to the occupied West Bank, visiting Tulkarm, a Palestinian city under siege by Israeli forces. Tens of thousands of residents have been forced from their homes, but just over the border in Israel, residents here are experiencing a very different reality.In this three-part series we're traveling along the 1949 Armistice line or ‘Green Line,’ - once seen as the best hope for a resolution - and meeting Palestinians and Israelis living just kilometres apart. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Shocking moment Gaza aid activists are dragged away by masked men as Egypt deports volunteers attempting to cross border

Footage shows authorities forcibly removing protesters from a sit-down demonstration at the Cairo border.

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says troops contesting Russian advance in Sumy

Ukrainian forces ‘pushing back the occupiers’ says president but prevailing assessments show Russian gains. What we know on day 1,206Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian forces are pushing back against Russian forces in the border Sumy region where they have established a foothold in recent weeks. “Our units in Sumy region are gradually pushing back the occupiers,” said Ukraine’s president in his nightly video address. “I thank you! Thanks to every soldier, sergeant and officer for this result.”The Ukrainian president provided no further details and offered no proof of Ukrainian advances in the area, and the claim contradicts prevailing assessments of continued Russian gains in Sumy. Russia has seized over 190 sq km (73 sq miles) of the Sumy region in less than a month, according to pro-Ukrainian open-source maps. They have captured more ground in the past days, advancing to around 20km from the city of Sumy’s northern suburbs and rendering it vulnerable to long-range artillery an...

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2 w. ago Drugs gang was shipping 23kg of cannabis from America to Wales every week

Parcels intercepted by Border Force were estimated to be worth up to £11.2million

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2 w. ago Migrants cross English Channel ahead of spending review announcement

New arrivals wearing life jackets were brought to shore in a Border Force boat in Dover, Kent, on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Poland scrambles planes to secure airspace as Russia targets western Ukraine

The Polish response comes as Russian troops advance on east-central Ukraine. What we know on day 1,202See all our Ukraine war coveragePoland and allied countries scrambled aircraft early on Monday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the Polish border, the operational command of the Polish armed forces said. “The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the regions bordering the areas at risk,” it said on X.All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts in the early hours of Monday after the Ukrainian air force warned of Russian missile and drone attacks.Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv, which Ukraine’s air defence units were trying to repel, the military administration of the Ukrainian capital said on the Telegram messaging app early on Monday.Russia says its forces are advancing to the edge of the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk for the first time in the three-year war, raising the prospect of a...

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3 w. ago The 13 Brits banged up abroad amid alarm over 'drug mule' explosion

There's mounting concern among police and border force officials about the rise in Britons being detained over drugs trafficking

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3 w. ago Supermarket worker caught at airport with £1.2million in his suitcase as he claimed he was jetting off on family holiday is jailed for money laundering

Mazen Al Shaar, 48, was stopped by Border Force officers on March 15 as he was about to fly from Terminal Three at Heathrow to Beirut .

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3 w. ago Man jailed after being caught at Heathrow Airport with £1.2m hidden in suitcases bound for Lebanon

Mazen Al Shaar, 48, was stopped by Border Force officers at Terminal Three in March

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3 w. ago Revealed: The new tactic being used to smuggle migrants into the UK after being pioneered by Albanian gangs

A former UK Border Force chief informed about the newly revealed smuggling method - illustrated today in a MailOnline graphic - described it as 'really useful intelligence'.

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