London, Oct 31 (IANS) Over 10,000 criminals, including rapists and murderers, have been arrested at Britain’s border points since 2005, according to a government report.
Immigration Minister Damien Green said an average of 52 arrests were made each week at airports and ports, thanks to the system of computerised screening of passengers titled ‘e-Borders’, the Daily Express reported.
In six years, 62 murderers, 200 sex offenders and 454 drugs traffickers have been arrested. Huge amounts of heroin and cocaine have been seized.
In 2011, 11 murderers, 22 rapists and 316 violent criminals have been held.
The e-Borders system screens over 90 percent of all flights into the country from outside the European Union. Compulsory exit checks will be introduced by 2015.
