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Drug Seizures: Seas and Oceans

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 114454

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Record year of drug seizures made by Border Force, published on 12 February 2026, what proportion of Border Force drug seizures in the year to March 2025 were made at sea compared with airports and other ports; and what recent investments have been made to enhance maritime detection capabilities.

Answered by Mike Tapp

Home Office officials continue to explore all the new and emerging technologies that are available to help identify and intercept the vessels and individuals involved in smuggling drugs in the maritime environment, and our intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities remain amongst the best in the world. For reasons of national security it would not be appropriate to go into greater detail.

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