Citizenship and Migration minister Seema Malhotra said extra checks taking place in Thailand, which were secured in a UK Border Force and Thai customs agreement, have “slashed cannabis smuggling ...

When Thailand decriminalised cannabis in 2022, a surge of illegal shipments threatened to overwhelm UK Border Force - which uncovered 15 tonnes of the drug in the post in the final quarter of last ...

Since Thailand decriminalized cannabis in 2022, there has been a dramatic increase for cannabis being sent to the UK by post. In the last quarter of 2024, Border Force, with the support of Royal ...

When Thailand decriminalised cannabis in 2022, a surge of illegal shipments threatened to overwhelm UK Border Force - which uncovered 15 tonnes of the drug in the post in the final quarter of last ...

But after Border Force staff cut it open ... That kilo is worth £10,000 in the UK, so you can see where the incentive comes from.” Article continues below The Mirror was invited into the ...

Despite the dramatic decrease in postal interceptions, Border Force officials still detected 1.5 tonnes of cannabis entering the UK through the postal system during the first three months of the year.

Citizenship and Migration minister Seema Malhotra said extra checks taking place in Thailand, which were secured in a UK Border Force and Thai customs agreement, have “slashed cannabis smuggling in ...