UK Immigration: Smuggling Crackdowns Intensify as Channel Crossings Hit Record Highs

A string of international criminal investigations have been launched into flimsy inflatable dinghies being shipped through the UK for people smugglers to use in Channel crossings. The National Crime Agency (NCA) seized a shipping container from China containing at least 25 inflatable dinghies and outboard engines at the Port of Felixstowe last month — the vessels were destined for Hamburg before being redirected to French coast launch sites. A...