A press investigation has revealed the activities of a violent and influential smuggling gang operating in France and the UK, transporting individuals across the English Channel in small boats.
We were given unprecedented access to the smugglers’ infamous forest hideout in northern France, which is rife with gang-to-gang armed conflicts, thanks to a reporter who pretended to be a migrant wishing to cross.
Gang associates were also caught on camera accepting cash payments to guarantee migrant spots on unauthorized Channel crossings during covert surveillance at a major UK train station.
At New Street Station in Birmingham, two individuals met us separately on the crowded concourse to pick up envelopes worth hundreds of pounds.
Numerous sources have detailed how gang leaders use mobile phone number changes to stay one step ahead of the law.
