People smugglers forcing women and children to steer boats across Channel in bid to avoid arrest
There have been a record 8,300 people arrive in small boat this year
28 December 2020 • 6:00pm
The Telegraph understands that to counter the aerial surveillance, women and children are being positioned at the rear of the small inflatables and instructed to navigate across the busy waterway.
Credit: Steve Finn
People smugglers bringing migrants to the UK in small boats are forcing women and children to steer the vessels in a bid to avoid arrest.
Since a military Watchkeeper drone was deployed in September, smugglers who are facilitating illegal entry into the UK have been caught on camera with their hands on the tiller, making it much easier to secure convictions.