Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: "We will relentlessly pursue the criminal smuggling gangs making millions out of small boat crossings that undermine our border security and put lives at risk.

THE HAGUE, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Dutch police have arrested a suspected major supplier of small boats to human traffickers in Belgium and northern France, used to smuggle people across the Channel to ...

Here are some of the key statistics for people who have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in small boats: – How many migrants have arrived so far this year? A total of 31,094 ...

Home secretary Yvette Cooper added: “We will relentlessly pursue the criminal smuggling gangs making millions out of small boat crossings that undermine our border security and put lives at risk.

The Channel is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes and currents are strong, making the crossing on small boats dangerous. This year alone more than 50 people have died attempting to cross.

Home secretary Yvette Cooper added: “We will relentlessly pursue the criminal smuggling gangs making millions out of small boat crossings that undermine our border security and put lives at risk.

A Turkish man suspected of being a major supplier of small boats to people smugglers who transport migrants across the English Channel has been arrested in Amsterdam following a joint operation by ...

The Prime Minister will declare people smuggling a "national security" issue as the Government plans a blitz on small boat crossings. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to use a speech at Interpol's ...

Dutch Police Arrest Suspected Supplier of Small Boats to Human Traffickers THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Dutch police have arrested a suspected major supplier of small boats to human traffickers in ...

Sir Keir Starmer said: "It is good news that today a man suspected of being a significant supplier of small boat equipment has been arrested. "Criminal gangs have been getting away with this for far ...

I am absolutely clear in my mind that taking down the gangs is the single most effective way of stopping the boats going across the Channel. 'People are making a huge amount of money for the ...