Record 230 people cross Channel to UK as smugglers turn to ‘mega-dinghies’
by Diane Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#77JXW)
Crossing in larger vessel highlights changing tactics despite increased enforcement on French coast
A dinghy carrying a record 230 people has arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in the early hours of Monday.
It is the clearest indication yet that people smugglers in northern France are adapting their business model and escalating their so-called taxi boat strategy to evade enforcement by UK and French authorities.
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