Cross-border criminality 'taken into account' in Brexit planning: Varadkar

Smuggling and other cross-border crime could increase in the case of a no-deal Brexit, but Leo Varadkar has insisted that there are no plans for a hard border on the island.

Cross-border criminality 'taken into account' in Brexit planning: Varadkar

An increase in criminal activity on both sides of the border is being "taken into account" in Brexit contingency planning, the Taoiseach has said.

Smuggling and other cross-border crime could increase in the case of a no-deal Brexit, but Leo Varadkar has insisted that there are no plans for a hard border on the island.

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