At least 10 tonnes of illegal meat stopped at Dover this month

Port authority says Gov must act immediately to avert health crisis

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Staff at Dover says 10 tonnes of illegal meat has arrived at the port this month
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Staff at Dover says 10 tonnes of illegal meat has arrived at the port this month

At least 10 tonnes of illegal meat has been intercepted in the past 14 days, Dover District Council has revealed. Responding to the two EFRA Committee reports which have highly criticised current border...

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