Human trafficking cases handled by French courts have jumped 500% in the past month, an investigation by The Sun reveals.
Officials say until June they were handling two or three cases per week, but now a typical caseload is over 12.
Many are “fly by night” chancellors duped by evil gangsters with the offer of easy money.
A survey source said: “Our workload has increased fivefold, but people continue to get by.
“We can catch some, but the length of coastline that needs to be patrolled is vast and we only have a limited number of officers.
“Besides organized gangs, we also see a large number of people drawn to gangmasters with the offer to make easy money – they are asked to provide shelter and logistics in the days leading up to house crossings. safe through the Calais region to Dieppe 160 km away.
On Friday, Le Soleil was the only newspaper present as five people appeared in court in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Kenza Zidi, 19, his partner Logan Duwa, 27, and his boyfriend Stéphane Potier, 38, have been accused of being part of a human trafficking operation led by Hamed Ibrahim Mobarak, 33, and Mohamed Yahia Aboudar, 35 years old.
The French trio were released on bail but the two Sudanese men were remanded in custody for trial later this year.
- Yesterday a DRONE was used to check the roofs of trucks during police searches for possible human trafficking at Toddington Services on the M1 in Bedfordshire.
Gift for young people in boats
HUNDREDS of boats used by migrants will be handed over to groups of young people.
Sailing clubs in the “Red Wall” areas are likely to have a choice of vessels according to the plans drawn up by Priti Patel.
The Interior Minister’s Nationality and Borders Bill gives border forces the power to seize boats.
A source said: “These boats can do some good. “
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Priti Patel gives evidence of migrant crossings as number surpasses 2020 records
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