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Cabin crew quizzed over drug haul
Airline staff were arrested at London's Heathrow Airport
UK customs officers are questioning the entire crew of a South African flight, after a haul of cannabis and cocaine was found concealed in luggage.
The 15 South African Airways crew, including the pilot, were arrested after their arrival from Johannesburg at Heathrow Airport in London.
Customs officials said the drugs, worth about £310,000 ($425,000), were found in three bags at a clearance point.
Some 50kg (110lb) of cannabis and 4kg (9lb) of cocaine were seized.
Customs officials said the drugs were discovered in luggage as the crew of 10 women and five men passed through customs on Tuesday morning.
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs spokesman Bob Gaiger said: "Those arrested are now being held in custody and will be interviewed by investigation officers."
Robyn Chalmers, a spokeswoman for the South African government-owned airline whose flight is at the centre of the investigation, said in a statement: "They are being questioned to identify the owner of the bags."
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Cabin crew quizzed over drug haul
Airline staff were arrested at London's Heathrow Airport
UK customs officers are questioning the entire crew of a South African flight, after a haul of cannabis and cocaine was found concealed in luggage.
The 15 South African Airways crew, including the pilot, were arrested after their arrival from Johannesburg at Heathrow Airport in London.
Customs officials said the drugs, worth about £310,000 ($425,000), were found in three bags at a clearance point.
Some 50kg (110lb) of cannabis and 4kg (9lb) of cocaine were seized.
Customs officials said the drugs were discovered in luggage as the crew of 10 women and five men passed through customs on Tuesday morning.
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs spokesman Bob Gaiger said: "Those arrested are now being held in custody and will be interviewed by investigation officers."
Robyn Chalmers, a spokeswoman for the South African government-owned airline whose flight is at the centre of the investigation, said in a statement: "They are being questioned to identify the owner of the bags."
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[textarea]Drunk Heathrow pilot faces jail
A pilot who failed a breath test as he prepared to take off from Heathrow with 200 passengers has pleaded guilty to a charge of excess alcohol. Joseph Crites, 57, was almost twice the legal drink limit for air crew when he was arrested boarding an American Airlines flight in May.
Uxbridge magistrates court heard yesterday how Mr Crites was arrested at Heathrow just minutes before he was due to fly to Chicago. Security detected alcohol on his breath. Chris Humphreys, in mitigation, said it was a ‘oneoff miscalculation’. He told the court Mr Crites ‘was on a long haul stopover and he had alcohol in his blood’. The American ex-serviceman faces up to two years in prison when sentenced next month.
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Does anybody actually know what the legal limit is for aircrew? Twice the limit sounds alot and without wanting to sound like I condone this, if it's like the equivalent to drinking just half a pint, isn't it taking it to the extreme by possibly sending him to prison for twp years? Thoughts anyone?
[textarea]Drunk Heathrow pilot faces jail
A pilot who failed a breath test as he prepared to take off from Heathrow with 200 passengers has pleaded guilty to a charge of excess alcohol. Joseph Crites, 57, was almost twice the legal drink limit for air crew when he was arrested boarding an American Airlines flight in May.
Uxbridge magistrates court heard yesterday how Mr Crites was arrested at Heathrow just minutes before he was due to fly to Chicago. Security detected alcohol on his breath. Chris Humphreys, in mitigation, said it was a ‘oneoff miscalculation’. He told the court Mr Crites ‘was on a long haul stopover and he had alcohol in his blood’. The American ex-serviceman faces up to two years in prison when sentenced next month.
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Does anybody actually know what the legal limit is for aircrew? Twice the limit sounds alot and without wanting to sound like I condone this, if it's like the equivalent to drinking just half a pint, isn't it taking it to the extreme by possibly sending him to prison for twp years? Thoughts anyone?
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[textarea]Drugs worth £25m seized at Heathrow
UK Border Agency officers at Heathrow have made their biggest seizure of heroin and busted an international drugs gang. The total amount of drugs seized is estimated to be worth around £25m and was all destined for the UK.
Around 165kg of the drug, with an estimated street value of £8m, was hidden in souvenirs from South Africa. A further 80kg was seized at an address in Dartford, Kent, and a man has been charged with intent to supply. Information was also passed to police in South Africa, who subsequently arrested a further five people, including three UK nationals. They also uncovered another 115kg of heroin and more than 6,500kg of herbal cannabis and cannabis resin.
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[textarea]Drugs worth £25m seized at Heathrow
UK Border Agency officers at Heathrow have made their biggest seizure of heroin and busted an international drugs gang. The total amount of drugs seized is estimated to be worth around £25m and was all destined for the UK.
Around 165kg of the drug, with an estimated street value of £8m, was hidden in souvenirs from South Africa. A further 80kg was seized at an address in Dartford, Kent, and a man has been charged with intent to supply. Information was also passed to police in South Africa, who subsequently arrested a further five people, including three UK nationals. They also uncovered another 115kg of heroin and more than 6,500kg of herbal cannabis and cannabis resin.
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[textarea]BAA to introduce body scanners at Heathrow
BAA said yesterday that it will move quickly to install full-body scanners at Heathrow Airport after the failed Christmas Day bomb attack on a US-bound plane. A spokesman said: ‘Now that the Government has given the go-ahead, we will introduce full-body scanners as soon as practical.'
However, the spokesman added: 'It is our view that a combination of technology, intelligence and passenger profiling will help build a more robust defence against the unpredictable and changing nature of the terrorist threat to aviation.'
The spokesman said BAA was only looking at introducing the scanners at Heathrow at this stage. He could not give a timetable for their introduction nor say how much the move would cost.
Meanwhile, the White House said yesterday that passengers travelling to the US from Nigeria and Yemen would be subject to stricter searches, as well as travellers from countries accused by the US of sponsoring terrorism, a list that covers Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria.
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[textarea]BAA to introduce body scanners at Heathrow
BAA said yesterday that it will move quickly to install full-body scanners at Heathrow Airport after the failed Christmas Day bomb attack on a US-bound plane. A spokesman said: ‘Now that the Government has given the go-ahead, we will introduce full-body scanners as soon as practical.'
However, the spokesman added: 'It is our view that a combination of technology, intelligence and passenger profiling will help build a more robust defence against the unpredictable and changing nature of the terrorist threat to aviation.'
The spokesman said BAA was only looking at introducing the scanners at Heathrow at this stage. He could not give a timetable for their introduction nor say how much the move would cost.
Meanwhile, the White House said yesterday that passengers travelling to the US from Nigeria and Yemen would be subject to stricter searches, as well as travellers from countries accused by the US of sponsoring terrorism, a list that covers Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria.
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[textarea]Two charged over Emirates Heathrow arrests
Two of the three passengers arrested onboard an Emirates plane at Heathrow on Friday night have been charged with being drunk on an aircraft, and one has also been charged with making a bomb threat. Robert Fowles, 58, from Dover, Kent, faces charges over the bomb threat and of being drunk on an aircraft. Alexander McGinn, 48, also from Dover, faces charges of being drunk on an aircraft. A third passenger who was arrested, a man aged 36, was released without charge.
Armed police boarded the Dubai-bound Emirates flight at 21:15 on Friday night shortly before takeoff after remarks were made to cabin crew. Mr Fowles, who lives in Edred Road, Dover, will appear from custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court tomorrow. Mr McGinn, of Lowther Road, has been bailed and will appear at the same court on January 22.
The incident happened as the Boeing 777, which had 331 passengers on board, was taxiing for take-off. After searches including using police sniffer dogs, the other passengers were eventually taken off the aircraft and driven to an airport hotel for the night. Their flight was rescheduled and departed at 15:00 yesterday afternoon.
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[textarea]Two charged over Emirates Heathrow arrests
Two of the three passengers arrested onboard an Emirates plane at Heathrow on Friday night have been charged with being drunk on an aircraft, and one has also been charged with making a bomb threat. Robert Fowles, 58, from Dover, Kent, faces charges over the bomb threat and of being drunk on an aircraft. Alexander McGinn, 48, also from Dover, faces charges of being drunk on an aircraft. A third passenger who was arrested, a man aged 36, was released without charge.
Armed police boarded the Dubai-bound Emirates flight at 21:15 on Friday night shortly before takeoff after remarks were made to cabin crew. Mr Fowles, who lives in Edred Road, Dover, will appear from custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court tomorrow. Mr McGinn, of Lowther Road, has been bailed and will appear at the same court on January 22.
The incident happened as the Boeing 777, which had 331 passengers on board, was taxiing for take-off. After searches including using police sniffer dogs, the other passengers were eventually taken off the aircraft and driven to an airport hotel for the night. Their flight was rescheduled and departed at 15:00 yesterday afternoon.
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[textarea]76 year old admits drugs smuggling
A 76-year-old pensioner has admitted charges of attempting to smuggle two kilos of cocaine into the UK through Heathrow Airport. UK Border Agency officers arrested British citizen Derek Orton after he arrived on a flight from Nairobi into Terminal 5 yesterday. The Class A drugs, with a street value of around £80,000, were found in baggage.
Mr Orton, who was born in Alresford, Essex, but now lives in Kampala, Uganda was charged with attempting to import a Class A drug, and appeared before Uxbridge Magistrates today (Friday 12 February). He pleaded guilty to the charge and is now due before Isleworth Crown Court on 25th March for sentencing.
Peter Avery, Assistant Director of the UK Border Agency’s Criminal and Financial Investigation team said: ‘UK Border Agency officers are determined to stop Class A drugs reaching our streets.’
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[textarea]76 year old admits drugs smuggling
A 76-year-old pensioner has admitted charges of attempting to smuggle two kilos of cocaine into the UK through Heathrow Airport. UK Border Agency officers arrested British citizen Derek Orton after he arrived on a flight from Nairobi into Terminal 5 yesterday. The Class A drugs, with a street value of around £80,000, were found in baggage.
Mr Orton, who was born in Alresford, Essex, but now lives in Kampala, Uganda was charged with attempting to import a Class A drug, and appeared before Uxbridge Magistrates today (Friday 12 February). He pleaded guilty to the charge and is now due before Isleworth Crown Court on 25th March for sentencing.
Peter Avery, Assistant Director of the UK Border Agency’s Criminal and Financial Investigation team said: ‘UK Border Agency officers are determined to stop Class A drugs reaching our streets.’
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[textarea]Government says ‘tight border control a priority
It is ‘crucial’ that Britain has tight border controls in order to tackle people trafficking, drug smuggling and illegal immigration, the new Home Secretary has said yesterday on a visit to Heathrow airport. Theresa May said border security was ‘a priority for this government’, and it is vital that we have ‘vigilant border staff utilising the latest technology’.
The coalition Government has pledged to create a new border force to enhance security. Ms May was visiting Heathrow Terminal 5 to see the current security measures in place, including body-scanning equipment, sniffer dogs and radiation detectors, all designed to uncover illegal materials. Staff also use powerful magnifying equipment and light machines to spot fake passports and visas.
Ms May said: ‘Keeping Britain's border secure is a priority for this Government. It is crucial that we have vigilant border staff utilising the latest technology in our fight against the people traffickers, drug smugglers and illegal immigrants determined to come here and cause harm.'
‘The new Government is committed to introducing a limit on the number of non-EEA [European Economic Area] migrants who come here to work, contributing to a reduction in net migration back to the levels of the early 1990s - tens of thousands, not hundreds of thousands. If this is to happen successfully, our border must be stronger than ever before.’
The new border force will be created as part of a shake-up of the Serious Organised Crime Agency to incorporate the existing UK Border Agency.
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[textarea]Government says ‘tight border control a priority
It is ‘crucial’ that Britain has tight border controls in order to tackle people trafficking, drug smuggling and illegal immigration, the new Home Secretary has said yesterday on a visit to Heathrow airport. Theresa May said border security was ‘a priority for this government’, and it is vital that we have ‘vigilant border staff utilising the latest technology’.
The coalition Government has pledged to create a new border force to enhance security. Ms May was visiting Heathrow Terminal 5 to see the current security measures in place, including body-scanning equipment, sniffer dogs and radiation detectors, all designed to uncover illegal materials. Staff also use powerful magnifying equipment and light machines to spot fake passports and visas.
Ms May said: ‘Keeping Britain's border secure is a priority for this Government. It is crucial that we have vigilant border staff utilising the latest technology in our fight against the people traffickers, drug smugglers and illegal immigrants determined to come here and cause harm.'
‘The new Government is committed to introducing a limit on the number of non-EEA [European Economic Area] migrants who come here to work, contributing to a reduction in net migration back to the levels of the early 1990s - tens of thousands, not hundreds of thousands. If this is to happen successfully, our border must be stronger than ever before.’
The new border force will be created as part of a shake-up of the Serious Organised Crime Agency to incorporate the existing UK Border Agency.
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[textarea]Irish Heathrow bomb hoaxer jailed
A Scottish man with an address at Santry Lodge, Ballymun, Dublin has been sentenced to four years in jail for emailing two hoax in my opinion bomb threats to Heathrow Airport. Adam Busby claimed, in the emails, to be from the Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA). The 61-year-old was convicted 13 years ago for similar offenses when he made threatening phone calls to the Scottish media.
During the trial, the court also heard of other threats and acts of terrorism that he is suspected to have made. In the past, he has threatened the water supply in Manchester. He has also sent bottles of vodka to politicians and journalists which were filled with caustic soda.
Mr Busby pleaded not guilty to the offenses at Dublin Circuit Court. He suffers from multiple sclerosis, is wheelchair-bound and is expected to serve two of his four-year sentence.
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[textarea]Irish Heathrow bomb hoaxer jailed
A Scottish man with an address at Santry Lodge, Ballymun, Dublin has been sentenced to four years in jail for emailing two hoax in my opinion bomb threats to Heathrow Airport. Adam Busby claimed, in the emails, to be from the Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA). The 61-year-old was convicted 13 years ago for similar offenses when he made threatening phone calls to the Scottish media.
During the trial, the court also heard of other threats and acts of terrorism that he is suspected to have made. In the past, he has threatened the water supply in Manchester. He has also sent bottles of vodka to politicians and journalists which were filled with caustic soda.
Mr Busby pleaded not guilty to the offenses at Dublin Circuit Court. He suffers from multiple sclerosis, is wheelchair-bound and is expected to serve two of his four-year sentence.
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[textarea]Toy gun sparks Heathrow alert
A toy gun belonging to a young member of a Middle Eastern royal family sparked a security alert at Heathrow Airport last week. The imitation weapon was left in a bag on a flight from Paris, from were the dignitaries had boarded through a VIP channel.
The royal members boarded the flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport, but it is not known how the toy gun passed through security in Paris. Civilian security guards alerted police after discovering the forgotten toy on Monday evening. But the toy was returned to its owner once its innocent nature had been established, Scotland Yard said.
The incident could lead to red faces among security staff in Paris for allowing the toy gun on to the flight.
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[textarea]Toy gun sparks Heathrow alert
A toy gun belonging to a young member of a Middle Eastern royal family sparked a security alert at Heathrow Airport last week. The imitation weapon was left in a bag on a flight from Paris, from were the dignitaries had boarded through a VIP channel.
The royal members boarded the flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport, but it is not known how the toy gun passed through security in Paris. Civilian security guards alerted police after discovering the forgotten toy on Monday evening. But the toy was returned to its owner once its innocent nature had been established, Scotland Yard said.
The incident could lead to red faces among security staff in Paris for allowing the toy gun on to the flight.
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[textarea]Heathrow drug smuggler jailed
A school teaching assistant has been jailed for three years after admitting trying to smuggle £80,000 worth of heroin and cannabis in to the UK through Heathrow. Sarah Hughes, 32, of Samuelson Court, Banbury, was arrested on August 22 after arriving on a flight from Ethiopia.
Isleworth Crown Court heard on Friday that officers searched her suitcase and found 25 packages disguised as books. Twenty four of the packages contained cannabis and one heroin. The court heard the estimated street value of the drugs was £80,000.
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[textarea]Heathrow drug smuggler jailed
A school teaching assistant has been jailed for three years after admitting trying to smuggle £80,000 worth of heroin and cannabis in to the UK through Heathrow. Sarah Hughes, 32, of Samuelson Court, Banbury, was arrested on August 22 after arriving on a flight from Ethiopia.
Isleworth Crown Court heard on Friday that officers searched her suitcase and found 25 packages disguised as books. Twenty four of the packages contained cannabis and one heroin. The court heard the estimated street value of the drugs was £80,000.
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[textarea]Security minister in airport liquids blunder
Security minister Baroness Neville-Jones was left red-faced after she was asked to remove liquids from her bag by security staff at Heathrow Airport, the Mirror reports. The blunder was picked up during security checks that were introduced in 2006 to prevent would-be terrorists from using liquid bombs to bring down planes. Passengers are restricted to 100ml bottles of liquid in their hand luggage.
The Home Office minister, who is responsible for national security, was on her way to a summit in Washington, according to the Sunday Mirror. The newspaper said the Baroness, 71, was flying to the US from Heathrow just two days before explosives were discovered hidden in an ink cartridge on a US-bound plane at East Midlands Airport. She was carrying liquids that exceeded the limit.
A Home Office spokesman said: ‘Liquids were inadvertently left in a bag while the minister was travelling through airport security. The item was removed and the minister fully complied with subsequent checks. The minister of course respects and complies with all airport security procedures.’
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[textarea]Security minister in airport liquids blunder
Security minister Baroness Neville-Jones was left red-faced after she was asked to remove liquids from her bag by security staff at Heathrow Airport, the Mirror reports. The blunder was picked up during security checks that were introduced in 2006 to prevent would-be terrorists from using liquid bombs to bring down planes. Passengers are restricted to 100ml bottles of liquid in their hand luggage.
The Home Office minister, who is responsible for national security, was on her way to a summit in Washington, according to the Sunday Mirror. The newspaper said the Baroness, 71, was flying to the US from Heathrow just two days before explosives were discovered hidden in an ink cartridge on a US-bound plane at East Midlands Airport. She was carrying liquids that exceeded the limit.
A Home Office spokesman said: ‘Liquids were inadvertently left in a bag while the minister was travelling through airport security. The item was removed and the minister fully complied with subsequent checks. The minister of course respects and complies with all airport security procedures.’
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[textarea]Drunk Heathrow pilot jailed
A pilot who was so drunk when he arrived at Heathrow to take charge of a transatlantic flight that he did not know where he was supposed to flying to has been jailed for six months. George La Perle was stopped by security officers because he smelt of alcohol, Isleworth Crown Court was told. He told them he had just had a few beers the previous evening and that he was scheduled to fly to New York, when his destination was in fact Detroit.
First Officer Le Perle, of Delta Airlines, who has 20 years flying experience, was due to be one of three pilots in the cockpit of the Boeing 767, with 240 passengers on board, the court was told.
Heidi Stonecliffe, prosecuting, said security staff stopped La Perle at around 08:30 on November 1 last year. The 49-year-old was found to have four and a half times the legal amount of alcohol for pilots in his blood.
It was later discovered that La Perle, from Boston, was an alcoholic. He pleaded guilty to performing an aviation function with excess alcohol. Defence counsel Neil Fitzgibbon said La Perle felt deep remorse.
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[textarea]Drunk Heathrow pilot jailed
A pilot who was so drunk when he arrived at Heathrow to take charge of a transatlantic flight that he did not know where he was supposed to flying to has been jailed for six months. George La Perle was stopped by security officers because he smelt of alcohol, Isleworth Crown Court was told. He told them he had just had a few beers the previous evening and that he was scheduled to fly to New York, when his destination was in fact Detroit.
First Officer Le Perle, of Delta Airlines, who has 20 years flying experience, was due to be one of three pilots in the cockpit of the Boeing 767, with 240 passengers on board, the court was told.
Heidi Stonecliffe, prosecuting, said security staff stopped La Perle at around 08:30 on November 1 last year. The 49-year-old was found to have four and a half times the legal amount of alcohol for pilots in his blood.
It was later discovered that La Perle, from Boston, was an alcoholic. He pleaded guilty to performing an aviation function with excess alcohol. Defence counsel Neil Fitzgibbon said La Perle felt deep remorse.
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[textarea]British police temporarily detain pair at airport, search 3 addresses
Police are searching three addresses in West Yorkshire
The searches are connected to the temporary detention of two at Heathrow, police say
British counterterrorism police were searching three addresses in West Yorkshire late Monday, according to Scotland Yard.
Two search warrants were carried out in the city of Bradford, Metropolitan Police said, and the third was in the city of Leeds.
The searches were connected to the detention early Monday of 27-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman at London's Heathrow airport, police said. The pair, who were at the airport to catch a flight to Pakistan, were later released.
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Police are searching three addresses in West Yorkshire
The searches are connected to the temporary detention of two at Heathrow, police say
British counterterrorism police were searching three addresses in West Yorkshire late Monday, according to Scotland Yard.
Two search warrants were carried out in the city of Bradford, Metropolitan Police said, and the third was in the city of Leeds.
The searches were connected to the detention early Monday of 27-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman at London's Heathrow airport, police said. The pair, who were at the airport to catch a flight to Pakistan, were later released.
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[textarea]Six million counterfeit Viagra tablets seized at Heathrow in 2010
Six million 'potentially dangerous' fake and unlicensed Viagra tablets were seized at Heathrow Airport last year, the UK Borders Agency has revealed. The counterfeit drugs, discovered in freight deliveries, were among eight and a half million tablets, worth around £13m, seized across the country in 2010.
Fake versions of the drug, usually made in laboratories in the Far East, can contain harmful ingredients and are unlikely to have the desired effect. Genuine but unlicensed tablets, usually imported from India, contain the active ingredient but have not been through the rigorous tests needed to sell medicines in the UK and EU.
Seizures were made at Heathrow, Stansted and Birmingham Airports and also at postal hubs in Coventry and London. Brodie Clark, head of border force for UKBA, said: ‘This massive haul makes it clear just how seriously we take the smuggling of fake and unlicensed medicines.’
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[textarea]Six million counterfeit Viagra tablets seized at Heathrow in 2010
Six million 'potentially dangerous' fake and unlicensed Viagra tablets were seized at Heathrow Airport last year, the UK Borders Agency has revealed. The counterfeit drugs, discovered in freight deliveries, were among eight and a half million tablets, worth around £13m, seized across the country in 2010.
Fake versions of the drug, usually made in laboratories in the Far East, can contain harmful ingredients and are unlikely to have the desired effect. Genuine but unlicensed tablets, usually imported from India, contain the active ingredient but have not been through the rigorous tests needed to sell medicines in the UK and EU.
Seizures were made at Heathrow, Stansted and Birmingham Airports and also at postal hubs in Coventry and London. Brodie Clark, head of border force for UKBA, said: ‘This massive haul makes it clear just how seriously we take the smuggling of fake and unlicensed medicines.’
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[textarea]Air rage customer arrested at Heathrow
A drunk US businessman was arrested and charged with assault after threatening to stab British Airways staff during an air rage incident on a flight from Phoenix, Arizona to Heathrow. Tim Bradley, a 32 year old mortgage consultant, is reported to have hurled abuse at fellow business class passengers, spat at crew and said he would stab the pilot after he was refused more alcohol on the flight.
He is reported to have drink several glasses of wine and beer during the BA flight from Phoenix to Heathrow. But when cabin crew refused to serve him any more, he become aggressive before brandishing a shard of glass ‘ready to attack crew’. He was arrested at Heathrow after Flight 288 landed just after 13:00 on Saturday and has been charged with being drunk on an aircraft and common assault. He will appear in court at a later date, and is likely to find getting a flight home difficult, assuming his passport was not seized.
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[textarea]Air rage customer arrested at Heathrow
A drunk US businessman was arrested and charged with assault after threatening to stab British Airways staff during an air rage incident on a flight from Phoenix, Arizona to Heathrow. Tim Bradley, a 32 year old mortgage consultant, is reported to have hurled abuse at fellow business class passengers, spat at crew and said he would stab the pilot after he was refused more alcohol on the flight.
He is reported to have drink several glasses of wine and beer during the BA flight from Phoenix to Heathrow. But when cabin crew refused to serve him any more, he become aggressive before brandishing a shard of glass ‘ready to attack crew’. He was arrested at Heathrow after Flight 288 landed just after 13:00 on Saturday and has been charged with being drunk on an aircraft and common assault. He will appear in court at a later date, and is likely to find getting a flight home difficult, assuming his passport was not seized.
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[textarea]Heathrow trial for ‘privacy friendly’ body scanners
Heathrow is introducing privacy-friendly body scanners that replace graphic images of the human torso with a cartoon-like picture. If the trial is successful, it could mean the end of metal detectors and full body searches, the Guardian reports.
The airport has launched a trial using millimetre-wave scanners that bounce electromagnetic waves, instead of x-ray beams, off a passenger's body. Passengers who set off metal detectors in Terminal 4 will be taken to the passenger-screening area, where they will be allowed to look at the scanner's image with security officers. If there is a suspicious package on the person, it will show up as a yellow box on a mannequin-like representation of the passenger's body.
Under previous trials at Heathrow and other UK airports, graphic images of passengers' bodies are viewed by security officials in an enclosed area. Ian Hutcheson, director of security at BAA, told the newspaper: ‘It will be effective security and a much better passenger experience.' BAA plans to use the new scanners in all its airports if the trial is successful.
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[textarea]Heathrow trial for ‘privacy friendly’ body scanners
Heathrow is introducing privacy-friendly body scanners that replace graphic images of the human torso with a cartoon-like picture. If the trial is successful, it could mean the end of metal detectors and full body searches, the Guardian reports.
The airport has launched a trial using millimetre-wave scanners that bounce electromagnetic waves, instead of x-ray beams, off a passenger's body. Passengers who set off metal detectors in Terminal 4 will be taken to the passenger-screening area, where they will be allowed to look at the scanner's image with security officers. If there is a suspicious package on the person, it will show up as a yellow box on a mannequin-like representation of the passenger's body.
Under previous trials at Heathrow and other UK airports, graphic images of passengers' bodies are viewed by security officials in an enclosed area. Ian Hutcheson, director of security at BAA, told the newspaper: ‘It will be effective security and a much better passenger experience.' BAA plans to use the new scanners in all its airports if the trial is successful.
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[textarea]Business leaders fear the return of ‘Heathrow hassle’
Business leaders have urged the government to improve queuing times at passport control at Heathrow before next summer’s Olympics, fearing the issue will damage tourism and the UK’s reputation as a commercial centre, the Financial Times reports. Public sector unions have warned that the reimposition of full security checks at the airport is likely to lead to queues increasing again.
Two - three hour waits for visitors from outside the European Union were experienced at peak times from May, after staff cuts at the UK Border Agency. The newspaper reports that BAA, Heathrow’s operator, has been warning the Border Agency for some time that peak-time waits were 'out of hand'. Business leaders fear the situation will get worse with the strict controls reintroduced.
A representative of the Immigration Service Union told the Financial Times there was ‘no question’ the controversy would add to staff workloads and only add to delays faced by travellers.
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[textarea]Business leaders fear the return of ‘Heathrow hassle’
Business leaders have urged the government to improve queuing times at passport control at Heathrow before next summer’s Olympics, fearing the issue will damage tourism and the UK’s reputation as a commercial centre, the Financial Times reports. Public sector unions have warned that the reimposition of full security checks at the airport is likely to lead to queues increasing again.
Two - three hour waits for visitors from outside the European Union were experienced at peak times from May, after staff cuts at the UK Border Agency. The newspaper reports that BAA, Heathrow’s operator, has been warning the Border Agency for some time that peak-time waits were 'out of hand'. Business leaders fear the situation will get worse with the strict controls reintroduced.
A representative of the Immigration Service Union told the Financial Times there was ‘no question’ the controversy would add to staff workloads and only add to delays faced by travellers.
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[textarea]Border staff strike threatens 12 hour queues at Heathrow
Passengers could face 12-hour delays at Heathrow Airport next week, when immigration officers go on strike over pensions, airlines have been warned. The airport's chief operating officer Norman Boivin wrote to its airlines to say there was a real danger of ‘gridlock’. Heathrow has been holding talks with airlines and the UK Border Agency to try to minimise the impact of Wednesday's public sector strike. The Home Office has said it was exploring all options to minimise disruption.
Mr Boivin said in the letter: ‘The delays at immigration are likely to be so long that passengers could not be safely accommodated within the terminals and would need to be held on arriving aircraft. This in turn would quickly create gridlock at the airport with no available aircraft parking stands, mass cancellations or departing aircraft and diversions outside the UK for arriving aircraft.’
‘Modelling of the impacts of strike action on passenger flows at Heathrow show that there are likely to be very long delays of up to 12 hours to arriving passengers.’ To relieve the pressure, he has asked carriers to cut their ‘load factors’ (the number of passengers on each plane) by half on international flights arriving into Heathrow.
The warning came after immigration staff voted to join the strike by public sector workers. Strikes are being held over changes to public sector pensions and thousands of border agency workers are expected to be among up to two million who strike.
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[textarea]Border staff strike threatens 12 hour queues at Heathrow
Passengers could face 12-hour delays at Heathrow Airport next week, when immigration officers go on strike over pensions, airlines have been warned. The airport's chief operating officer Norman Boivin wrote to its airlines to say there was a real danger of ‘gridlock’. Heathrow has been holding talks with airlines and the UK Border Agency to try to minimise the impact of Wednesday's public sector strike. The Home Office has said it was exploring all options to minimise disruption.
Mr Boivin said in the letter: ‘The delays at immigration are likely to be so long that passengers could not be safely accommodated within the terminals and would need to be held on arriving aircraft. This in turn would quickly create gridlock at the airport with no available aircraft parking stands, mass cancellations or departing aircraft and diversions outside the UK for arriving aircraft.’
‘Modelling of the impacts of strike action on passenger flows at Heathrow show that there are likely to be very long delays of up to 12 hours to arriving passengers.’ To relieve the pressure, he has asked carriers to cut their ‘load factors’ (the number of passengers on each plane) by half on international flights arriving into Heathrow.
The warning came after immigration staff voted to join the strike by public sector workers. Strikes are being held over changes to public sector pensions and thousands of border agency workers are expected to be among up to two million who strike.
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[textarea]Etihad cancel Heathrow flights over strike
Etihad Airways has made several changes to its Heathrow flights ahead of the 24 hour strike by Border Agency staff across the UK on Wednesday. Three Etihad flights have been cancelled, with fellow UAE airline Emirates offering passengers the chance to rebook to different days.
Etihad has cancelled flight EY019 from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow, EY020 from Heathrow to Abu Dhabi and EY017 from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow. Flight EY011 from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow will operate on November 30, but with a reduced passenger capacity. Passengers booked on these flights are currently being rebooked by Etihad onto alternative flights. The airline's flights to and from Manchester will operate as scheduled.
Fellow UAE airline Emirates has offered passengers who have already been booked and ticketed to travel to or from the UK on Wednesday to have their tickets rebooked for travel on November 28 – 29, or December 1-7, at no additional cost.
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[textarea]Etihad cancel Heathrow flights over strike
Etihad Airways has made several changes to its Heathrow flights ahead of the 24 hour strike by Border Agency staff across the UK on Wednesday. Three Etihad flights have been cancelled, with fellow UAE airline Emirates offering passengers the chance to rebook to different days.
Etihad has cancelled flight EY019 from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow, EY020 from Heathrow to Abu Dhabi and EY017 from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow. Flight EY011 from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow will operate on November 30, but with a reduced passenger capacity. Passengers booked on these flights are currently being rebooked by Etihad onto alternative flights. The airline's flights to and from Manchester will operate as scheduled.
Fellow UAE airline Emirates has offered passengers who have already been booked and ticketed to travel to or from the UK on Wednesday to have their tickets rebooked for travel on November 28 – 29, or December 1-7, at no additional cost.
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