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Channel smuggling gangs resort to 'mega-dinghies' as crackdown limits small boat supply

Source: BBC
Category: General
Region: General
Published: September 03, 2026 at 05:00

๐Ÿ“ Summary

Once-rival criminal groups are being forced to work together because of a shortage of small boats, a BBC investigation has found.

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