Belgian police are cracking down on smugglers before boats and migrants reach the French coast.
A record number of people have died this year trying to cross the English Channel from France to Kent in small boats.
He said some of the boats were found to be "of bad quality, and not up to maritime standards at all". On Monday ministers and police from the UK, France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands met to discuss irregular migration.set out its priorities, including strengthening law enforcement co-operation through Europol, and tackling the use of social media by organised crime groups.Belgium, because of its location in Europe, has always been a smuggling hub, according to federal magistrate, Ann Lukowiak.
"We have special night goggles to use on the beaches, extra cameras, and extra drones with thermal cameras so that we can see in the dark on the beaches and the dunes," Mr De Ritter said. Earlier this year barbed wire and new scanners were installed to prevent incursions into vehicles at a fuel depot in Veurne.
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