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40 migrants rescued from boats in English Channel | |||
2018-12-26 | |||
[DW] Forty British and French maritime authorities intercepted 40 The British Home Office, which oversees immigration, said the French maritime authorities said a rubber dinghy with a failed engine was rescued with eight British authorities responded to the other four incidents. The
It emerged last month that people smugglers are charging One family of would-be asylum seekers was charged £40,000 for the dangerous night-time sea crossing. So-called 'agents' have already charged families to reach the French coast. Many fly from Iran to countries such as Serbia or ...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire.... , before being smuggled across borders to make overland journeys across Europe. People traffickers then demand a further fee to get them to British soil. Individuals pay as much as £13,300 a head (15,000 euros) to board rubber dinghies for the freezing night journey.
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Posted by:trailing wife |
#1 >They were transferred to British authorities. WHY?!? I'm going to ask the police here to arrest them for people trafficking. They need to be returned to France. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-12-26 05:50 |