Written question asked by Lord Patten (Conservative) on Monday, 18 April 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 May 2016. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Monday, 25 April 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.

Weapons: Smuggling

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of weapons smuggled into the UK from Albania, Bosnia and Serbia.

Answer

Criminals from a wide range of countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Serbia, attempt to smuggle weapons into the UK and other EU countries illegally.

Border Force works with partners, including law enforcement agencies from the UK and overseas, to disrupt the increasingly sophisticated attempts to smuggle prohibited goods into the UK. Border Force uses intelligence generated from a wide variety of sources and state of the art technology to seize weapons and other prohibited goods at ports of entry across the country.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL7748
Session: 2015-16
Subjects: Weapons Smuggling Albania Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Weapons: Smuggling

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