One in five small boat crossings set off from Belgium as people smugglers try to dodge border patrols

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One in five small boat crossings set off from Belgium while people smugglers attempt to dodge police patrols, a senior Border Force officer has revealed.

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The illegal migrants in France now take part in out "taxi operations", whereby boats are launched off beaches further north in a bid to duck authorities.The rubber dinghies then sail down the coastline and pick up migrants waiting along Belgian and French shores.

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A senior Border Force officer told The Times: "One in five boats are being launched from Belgium.

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They're launching further and further up the coast." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, Border Force insiders said that, due to the Belgian coastline hosting a series of holiday hotspots, authorities were more prepared than the French to take action against the small boats.As a result, the border agencies have said they are more hopeful with working with the Belgians."They (the Belgian authorities) have got a vested interest in a way that the French do...

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