Manston arrest follows woman’s death in small boat Channel crossing
National Crime Agency officers have arrested a man in connection with a Channel crossing which led to the death of a woman in France on Sunday. The French authorities were…
Two men arrested in connection with Channel beach death
Library image National Crime Agency (NCA) has reported officers have arrested two men wanted by the French authorities over the death a young girl who was attempting to cross the…
Folkestone memorial gathering marks the latest tragic channel crossing deaths
Memorial gathering for the migrants who lost their lives Photo: Ray Duff – Words by Ray Duff – On Wednesday evening an albeit hastily arranged memorial to the deaths of…
Deadly Channel crossing – Three men held in Kent Police Station by National Crime Agency
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the UK illegally, as part of an investigation into a Channel boat crossing which resulted in the…
KCC Leader meets with Port of Dover officials to streamline EU border checks
KCC’s Roger Gough and Neil Baker with Emma Ward and Paul Biles from the Port of Dover Photo: KCC In preparation for upcoming EU border ID checks, the Leader of…
More than 120,000 untaxed ciggies seized in Gravesend and Dartford
Officers have seized approximately 120,000 illicit cigarettes across Dartford and Gravesham in a multi-agency operation last week, Friday 8 March 2024. Officers from the Community Safety Units in Dartford and…
Dover MP calls for urgent Government investment to prepare port for EU border checks
Natalie pictured with Transport Secretary, the Rt Hon Mark Harper MP, Doug Bannister (CEO at the Port of Dover) and Jason Holt (Chairman of the Port of Dover) in Parliament…
Purse theft suspect in Tonbridge handed over to Home Office, under immigration detention order
In an unusual turn of events, three suspects were swiftly arrested following a daring purse theft in Tonbridge. The incident unfolded around 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, when…
Russian HGV driver jailed for attempting to smuggle migrants ‘OUT’ of the UK to France
A Russian HGV driver has been jailed for four years after pleading guilty to smuggling migrants ‘from the UK to France’. Nikolai Kuznetsov, aged 39 was stopped by Border Force…
Home Office called to be more open over migrant centre near Ramsgate
Part of the Manston site The Leader of Thanet District Council, Cllr Rick Everitt, has called for the Home Office to be open with the public over its plans for…