border force

[bawr-der fawrs]

noun

1. a military or police unit responsible for enforcing security at a country's or region's border.

Example Sentences

The BBC has contacted the Australian Border Force for comment.

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Border Force officers stopped the first lorry on 3 July 2022 and found 90kg of ketamine and 50kg of cocaine packed into boxes and a Lidl shopping bag.

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But Trade Secretary Peter Kyle has rejected that call, telling BBC Breakfast the UK Border Force has specific responsibility for policing UK borders.

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They had in fact been intercepted by the police and Border Force officers.

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The UK Coastguard sent a Border Force vessel, two lifeboats and a helicopter to the scene – and issued a mayday call to other shipping in the area.

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