Smugglers ‘driving people into UK in front seat of luxury cars’

Hundreds of migrants taking trains from Calais to different small boat launch locations across French coast

Hundreds of migrants have been sighted taking trains and buses from Calais to France’s southern coasts, where dozens of small boats have been launched in recent weeks.GB News Home and Security Editor Mark White warned that a wave of crossings was now likely imminent, with favourable weather conditions expected to continue. He said: “This is what they do. They take public transport. They go a hundred miles further down the coast to the likes of D…

Smugglers ‘driving people into UK in front seat of luxury cars’

Border Force staff say they are "overwhelmed" as an investigation revealed gangs were using the Channel Tunnel to smuggle people into the UK.

UK seizes 25 small boats bound for Channel smuggling gangs

At least 25 inflatable boats and 25 outboard engines believed to be destined for people-smuggling networks have been seized at the Port of Felixstowe, the UK Defence Journal understands. National Crime Agency officers carried out the operation on Saturday 18 July with support from Border Force search teams and the Port of Felixstowe. The equipment was discovered inside a shipping container that had arrived from China. The consignment contained t…