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British border security officers have been sent to the Balkans for the first time as part of ongoing efforts to stem the flow of migrants being smuggled into the UK.

The officers are exploring new ways of working with European border patrol agency Frontex to track down and arrest people smugglers. The UK is also training border guards in the Western Balkans to use British drones and biometric technologies to track migrants.

British law enforcement is also now sharing techniques to identify visa and passport fraud to stop illegal movements in their tracks, according to the Home Office.

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has been hosting her counterparts from across the Western Balkans, as well as other European a

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