9 h. 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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11 h. 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 .

Economics

32 h. 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 d. ago Mystery of Brit 'drug mule' explosion as 13 in hellhole jails with some facing death

A dramatic surge in the number of Brits arrested for drug smuggling around the world has triggered mounting alarm among police and border force officials as 13 languish in hellhole jails

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1 week ago Russian forces take four border villages in Ukraine’s Sumy region

A Ukrainian official says Russian forces have taken over four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region

Politics

1 week ago Russia seizes Ukrainian border villages as its massive bombing campaign slows

A Ukrainian official says Russian forces have taken over four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region

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2 w. ago Footballer thought he was ‘importing gold not cannabis’ in drug smuggling plot

Border Force officers detected the drugs in two suitcases at an airport

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3 w. ago Urgent manhunt as Australian Border Force officers attacked by violent yob

Authorities were called to James Ruse Drive in Clyde, Sydney, following reports two men - both Australian Border Force employees - had been stabbed as they took a Tongan National to an airport

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3 w. ago Calls for more support for nurses dealing with ‘human cost’ of opioid abuse

Nitazenes have caused a spike in drug-related deaths in recent years.

Economics