Fears small boat migrants used decoy emergency call to distract Border Force and arrive undetected

Fears small boat migrants used decoy emergency call to distract Border Force and arrive undetected

Small boat migrants have been accused of using a decoy emergency call to distract Border Force agents and arrive in Dover undetected.Fears surrounding unheeded illegal arrivals have skyrocketed this week as several boats have ducked authorities.Fishermen, who claimed to be near an inflatable dinghy carrying 30 migrants, said they dialled 999 and said they were sinking. However, they failed to offer up their location to the border authorities. TR…

Fears Channel migrants used 'decoy call' to fool Border Force

One person described the crossing as 'suspicious', as the incident is urgently reviewed by Home Office officials.