Topic: UK Border Agency

U-boat raided by VAT squad

THE "captain" of a replica German wartime U-boat has been plunged into battle with HM customs after officials raided his submarine.. Richard...
A PAKISTANI family of five broke "every rule in the book" to exploit Britain's lax immigration controls and defraud taxpayers out of thousands....
Two men who sparked a security alert which closed the port of Dover in Kent have been released by investigators. . . The two German men, and aged...

Man jailed for smuggling heroin

A North Shields man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for trying to smuggle heroin into the UK. . . Alfred Poldrack, 49, was found guilty...

UK deportation contractors criticised

Illegal workers staying in UK UK couple attack: Security to blame British airport introduces hologram staff . Britain's Border Agency was...

Weapons in car shuts Dover port

Two men entering Dover in vehicles containing weapons caused a security alert which led to the closure of the ferry port.. . Bomb disposal experts...

Staff removing deportees used 'offensive language'

Private security officers removing deportees from the UK showed "a shamefully unprofessional and derogatory attitude", which undermined confidence that serious incidents would be dealt with effectively, the chief inspector of prisons said in a study published on Tuesday.Some staff used "highly ...

Border agency says strike to cause delays

The Border Agency warned travellers to expect long delays on Thursday as its staff vowed to join in a 24-hour public sector strike against pension reforms, The Telegraph reported.The agency advised passengers using airports, ferry terminals and the Channel Tunnel link ...

Adebayor painting used to smuggle drugs

Drug traffickers tried to smuggle cannabis into Britain inside a painting of English Premier League footballer Emmanuel Adebayor, border officials said Thursday.Almost £3,000 ($4,650, 3,550 euros) worth of the drug was concealed inside a painting of the Manchester ...

Report reveals airport security flaws

Passengers arriving from abroad to one of Britain's largest airports could walk out without passing any checkpoints, an inspection report said Wednesday, warning it was a risk to border security.The threat at Manchester Airport, the largest airport outside London, was ...