Dec. 20 2021
Source Page: The Border with the European Union: importing and exporting goods. Border and Protocol Delivery Group. December 2021. 159p.Found: Those who have Anti-Smuggling Nets (ASNs) to meet Safety & Security requirements 24442210510152025PRE-LOADING
Written Evidence Dec. 07 2021
Inquiry: Government policy on AfghanistanFound: rebalance the inequalities and to move from aid to commercial partnership.1.1 Corruption exists in the smuggling
Written Evidence Dec. 07 2021
Inquiry: Government policy on AfghanistanFound: instability and extremist narratives.The impact of recent events for the narcotics threat is unclear. 95% of heroin
Written Evidence Dec. 07 2021
Inquiry: Government policy on AfghanistanFound: 4.28) per seer of opium; PKR 500 (GBP 2.14) per kilo of hashish; and PKR 2,000 (GBP 8.56) per kilo of heroin
Mentions:
1: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LDEM - Life peer) is between the debate on the Statement, when we discussed human trafficking and the linked crime of smuggling - Speech Link
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle the importation of contaminated heroin.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
Drugs devastate lives, ruin families and damage communities. The Government is committed to driving down drugs supply in the UK through tough law enforcement, which is reflected in increases in drug seizures in recent years. Each seizure is stopping illegal drugs reaching our streets which bring misery to our communities. We support partnership working between the National Crime Agency, Border Force, and local policing, using intelligence and technology to keep our borders safe and secure, prevent drug trafficking and bring those responsible to justice.
In the event that contamination in supply raises the risk that drugs present, the National Crime Agency, police and The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) - formally Public Health England - work together, monitoring the situation to understand the factors involved and deliver a rapid response to reduce harm and help prevent drug related deaths.
In August 2021, Public Health England issued an alert to all public health and drug services, following a number of deaths linked to possible heroin contamination. The NCA worked closely with the National Police Chief’s Council, Public Health England and others, to share intelligence, assess the situation and take decisive steps to prevent further loss of life.
Nov. 22 2021
Source Page: I. The Border with the European Union. Importing and exporting goods. Model case studies. 45p- II. The Border with the European Union. Importing and exporting goods. Border and Protocol Delivery Group, November 2021. 158p.Found: Those who have Anti-Smuggling Nets (ASNs) to meet Safety & Security requirements 24442210510152025PRE-LOADING
Mentions:
1: Priti Patel (CON - Witham) the first time in decades through comprehensive reform to break the entire business model of people smuggling - Speech Link
2: Priti Patel (CON - Witham) removals, and which, importantly, will ensure that we break the business model of traffickers who are smuggling - Speech Link
3: Jacob Young (CON - Redcar) What are the Government doing to break up the criminal gangs dangerously smuggling people across the - Speech Link
4: Craig Williams (CON - Montgomeryshire) are backing a policy of not prosecuting those who are found in possession of class A drugs such as heroin - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (CON - Life peer) We are already bringing forward legislation to crack down on puppy smuggling and other cruel crimes, - Speech Link
2: Lord Paddick (LDEM - Life peer) in western Europe and high levels of burglary, and criminals were openly dealing crack cocaine and heroin - Speech Link
Sep. 22 2021
Source Page: Prisons and Probation Ombudsman 2020 to 2021 annual reportFound: social visits and the very restricted COVID-19 regime would have reduced the opportunities for smuggling