Not sure exactly what you mean but the British Government department responsible for anti- smuggling operations has always been Customs and Excise. They recently merged with another department and changed their name to HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs).
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my watch is nicer then your watch.
They went after the smugglers by sitting in ships in the coves where they had information that the smugglers used. The smugglers were arrested when caught. When the got information of where the smugglers were storing goods or where they sold items the British would raid it.
How did the British government try to eliminate opposition from the people who were opposed to World War 1?
They fight with the Japanese
The British government was forced to act to try to stop this misgovernment. In 1773 it passed an Act of Parliament which required the East India Company (EIC) to provide good government to stop this anarchy.
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extreme war debt
what did the roman government do to try to stop people from buying silk
Building a rocket
Mainly the Vietnam War ?
In 1940, British soldiers were in France to try and stop the Germans invading. In 1944 they were in France to beat the Germans back.