07 Feb 2024
Dover Officials Conduct Hundreds of Illegal Meat Seizures But No Arrests Made
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Dover health officials have conducted at least 584 individual seizures of illegal meat at the British port since September 2022 amid reports that the Government intends to cut funding for border checks, GB News can disclose.
Figures obtained by GB News reveal that at least 546 of those seizures involved meat which came from areas affected by African Swine Fever, a virus that can kill pigs just one week from infection.
It is estimated that 90 per cent of illegal meat imports to Britain arrive via Dover.
The seizures come as African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to spread across Africa, Asia and Europe. It has a fatality rate close to 100 per cent. Britain has never had an outbreak of ASF, but it remains a key biosecurity priority for Defra.
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