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NEW: 33 arrested and £160,000 in suspected criminal assets seized during a Northern Ireland people-smuggler crackdown. The three-day multi-agency operation focussed on tackling gangs and those exploiting the Common Travel Area. If you breach UK borders, you will face justice.

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The numbers speak for themselves. ✔️ Increased levels of illegal working penalties ✔️ Reduced the asylum backlog ✔️ Decreased the number of asylum hotels in use ✔️ Ramped up returns of failed asylum seekers and foreign national offenders

The numbers speak for themselves.

✔️ Increased levels of illegal working penalties
✔️ Reduced the asylum backlog 
✔️ Decreased the number of asylum hotels in use
✔️ Ramped up returns of failed asylum seekers and foreign national offenders
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📽️ WATCH: Police crackdown on the £6.8 billion-a-year criminal fraud trade in an National Crime Agency (NCA) and City of London Police led Operation Henhouse. We are meeting the evolving threat head-on with international cooperation, working with industry and tackling AI at the heart of our new strategy.

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We are cracking down on rogue employers. 748 civil penalty notices were issued to businesses in the last quarter - marking the highest level since 2016. Our laws must be respected and enforced.

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Are you planning a summer break? With 89% of fraud now happening online, it’s more important to stay alert. Book through trusted sites, check reviews first and explore our Stop! Think Fraud resources 👇

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The scenes in Liverpool are appalling — my thoughts are with all those injured or affected. I want to thank the police and emergency services for their swift and ongoing response to this shocking incident. I’m being kept updated on developments and ask that we give the police

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We would ask people not to speculate on the circumstances surrounding tonight’s incident on Water Street in Liverpool city centre. We can confirm the man arrested is a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area. Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish the

We would ask people not to speculate on the circumstances surrounding tonight’s incident on Water Street in Liverpool city centre.

We can confirm the man arrested is a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area.

Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish the
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Thank you to the police and emergency services for their swift response to the truly shocking and horrendous scenes in Liverpool this evening. Thinking of all those affected at this very difficult time. The police are investigating and I’m being kept updated on developments

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No girl should have to live in fear of being cut. Our mission is clear: halve violence against women and girls within the next ten years.

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Failed asylum seekers and foreign national offenders who enter the UK illegally will not be allowed to freely roam Britain’s streets. We are working relentlessly to ensure those with no right to be in the UK are returned.

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📰 NEW: Forces to be given stronger powers to seize and destroy vehicles within 48 hours to crack down on anti-social behaviour. Communities have become all too familiar with off-road bikes storming public parks and street racers charging through our roads - this must end.

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When it comes to tackling knife crime, there is no one answer. From a strong policing response to education and intervention services, it is only when we come together that we truly make young people and our communities safer from crime. I was in Coventry to see exactly that 👇

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Stalking destroys lives. Alice Ruggles was stalked for months before she was taken from those who loved her, changing their lives forever. By strengthening the use of Stalking Protection Orders, we’re taking action to intervene earlier and protect victims before it’s too late.

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A suspected thief has been arrested less than 10 minutes after a Porsche was stolen in #TunbridgeWells The car will now be returned to its rightful owner after our officers tracked the vehicle down and detained the suspect following a foot chase. kent.police.uk/news/kent/late…

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A Belgian drug trafficker has been jailed for 18 years after trying to smuggle £22.8m worth of cocaine under dry ice, claiming it was for a London hospital. Bart Verschueren was caught after an National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation linked him to at least 500kg of cocaine.

A Belgian drug trafficker has been jailed for 18 years after trying to smuggle £22.8m worth of cocaine under dry ice, claiming it was for a London hospital.

Bart Verschueren was caught after an <a href="/NCA_UK/">National Crime Agency (NCA)</a> investigation linked him to at least 500kg of cocaine.
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Two men, who jumped from a boat to evade Border Force officers, have been sentenced to a combined 32 years in prison following an National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. After a pursuit, the boat was grounded on the beach and a haul of cocaine worth an estimated £39m was found in the hull.

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Tonny Iheoma Ezeh who duped elderly victims into smuggling meth hidden in sweets has been jailed for over 9 years, after an National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. Ezeh’s phones revealed that he was part of a West African crime group responsible for transporting Class A drugs internationally.

Tonny Iheoma Ezeh who duped elderly victims into smuggling meth hidden in sweets has been jailed for over 9 years, after an <a href="/NCA_UK/">National Crime Agency (NCA)</a> investigation.

Ezeh’s phones revealed that he was part of a West African crime group responsible for transporting Class A drugs internationally.
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📰 | THIS WEEK AT THE HOME OFFICE From stronger powers allowing police to crush off-road bikes and street racing vehicles used antisocially within 48 hours, to major drug seizures by Border Force - here’s what’s been happening 👇