Criminal gangs to target ferry routes from Ireland to traffic people and drugs into Scotland after Brexit
Daily Record 29/12/2020 Marcello Mega
Organised crime groups will use ferry routes from Ireland to traffic record cargoes of people, drugs, booze and cigarettes into Scotland for the first six months of next year.
Police are braced for a turbulent time during the first half of 2021, when it will still be possible to cross from the EU to the UK via Ireland with little risk of being stopped.
Although the Home Office and Police Scotland point say a boost to recruitment will mean more Border staff after Brexit, insiders say gangsters will know how to exploit weaknesses.
Thousands of truckers face Christmas stranded in Kent as border gridlock could last DAYS after clashes
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THOUSANDS of truckers face being stranded in Kent for Christmas after ministers admitted the border gridlock could last for days.
Mobs of furious lorry drivers clashed with cops in Dover on Wednesday as tensions hit boiling point - despite the border to France finally reopening after its 48-hour blockade.
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It took until 3.30pm for the first Covid testers to arrive at the Port of Dover Credit: AFP or licensors
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Testers prepared to take Covid samples from drivers parked in the Port of Dover todayCredit: PA:Press Association