Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions the Border Force has had with its Irish counterpart on tackling the transit of illegal drug supplies from Ireland into the UK.

Border Force are committed to combating the importation of illegal drugs into the UK. Border Force works with law enforcement organisations, including the Police Service Northern Ireland, UK Police, An Garda Síochána in the Republic of Ireland and the National Crime Agency, to target those who might attempt to smuggle illicit drugs between the Republic of Ireland and the UK.