One in Five Small Boat Crossings Set Off From Belgium as People Smugglers Try to Dodge Border Patrols

One in five small boat crossings set off from Belgium as people smugglers try to dodge border patrols

One in five small boat crossings set off from Belgium while people smugglers attempt to dodge police patrols, a senior Border Force officer has revealed. The illegal migrants in France now take part in out "taxi operations", whereby boats are launched off beaches further north in a bid to duck authorities.The rubber dinghies then sail down the coastline and pick up migrants waiting along Belgian and French shores. A senior Border Force officer t…