Ruthless human trafficking gangs are now using yachts to ferry migrants across the Channel into Britain from Northern France.
Ruthless human trafficking gangs are now using yachts to ferry migrants across the Channel into Britain.
The single mast boat was tied up next to Border Force catamaran Hurricane as three other groups of migrants arrived in the Port of Dover despite fog out at sea. It comes as 413 made the treacherous journey in seven boats on Friday following a deadly week in which six people died in three separate incidents.2,000 people in 34 boats have arrived in July alone, with an average of 59 people per dinghy.
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