‘The migrants are everywhere’: People smugglers are winning the battle of the beach
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Smuggling gangs post sentries in the dunes and launch crossings from up to 10 beaches at a time to divide police attention. French authorities’ tear gas, night-vision drones and 4×4 patrols are no match.
By Max Stephens
Migrants board a small boat bound for the United Kingdom off the shoreline of Gravelines beach in Calais, France, on July 17.Credit: Telegraph/Ben Montgomery
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