185 Boats and 4,300 Crossings Stopped in New UK-France Deal
Home Office footage shows French officers stopping 185 small boat crossings since April, with migrants throwing stones as police cut the dinghy.
- Footage released by the Home Office shows French police slashing an inflatable boat with a knife to prevent a Channel crossing, as migrants threw stones at officers during the clash on the beach.
- This intervention reflects intensified efforts under an April UK-France deal, which deployed extra police units including a 50-person riot squad to beaches where authorities now focus on seizing equipment and arresting smugglers.
- Citing French figures, the Home Office reported that officers prevented 61% of small boat crossings between April 27 and August 2, stopping more than 4,300 crossing attempts—a nearly 5% increase compared to last year.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the deal is "disrupting the criminal gangs," while Border Security Command Director Charlie Eastaugh stated the partnership with France is "stronger than ever" in preventing dangerous crossings.
- Some 15,897 migrants have crossed the Channel this year, a 43% decrease compared to last year, though Reform proposed using the Royal Navy for interceptions—a plan France warned would violate maritime law.
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Police sprayed and punctured an immigrant inflatable
French Police Attacked by Illegals as They Intercept Inflatable Boat Trying to Cross the Channel Into the UK * The Gateway Pundit * by Paul Serran
Gendarmes eventually puncture and deflate the dinghy with a knife. The post WATCH: French Police Attacked by Illegals as They Intercept Inflatable Boat Trying to Cross the Channel Into the UK appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
The French police intervene on a northern beach in France, while a group of people try to put a small boat into the water to cross the English Channel to the United Kingdom. In the video released by the British Ministry of the Interior you can see the arrival of the forces of law enforcement, moments of tension and the launch of objects. The boat is finally intercepted before departure. The Channel remains one of the main migratory routes to the…
(London=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Ji-yeon = French authorities [identified] 185 small boats, or about 61% of the small boats that attempted to cross the English Channel carrying migrants over the past three months...
185 boats and 4,300 crossings stopped in new UK-France deal
French authorities say 185 small boat events and more than 4,300 crossing attempts were prevented during the first three months of a new UK-France agreement, with additional police units, drones and maritime interception tactics now in use. French police prevented 185 small boat events and more than 4,300 attempted crossings during the first three months of a new UK-France agreement, according to figures provided by French authorities, the UK De…
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