MIGRANT CRISIS SHOCK Ruthless people smuggling gangs ‘make so much cash they now rival Britain’s drug trade’
RUTHLESS people smuggling gangs are making so much cash they now rival the drugs trade, Britain’s ex-borders chief warned last night.
Former UK Border Agency boss Tony Smith told The Sun the country faced an “unprecedented” surge of desperate migrants trying to reach our shores.
He said many refugees who successfully made it to Europe were quickly turning to human trafficking themselves in a bid to make money.
And he admitted: “People smuggling is a growth industry.
“It’s big business and it’s becoming as lucrative as the drugs smuggling trade.
“These gangs are very well organised and very well structured.
“It’s vital our Border Force teams have the resources they need to deal with them.”
Mr Smith, 52, spoke out days after a bombshell National Crime Agency briefing revealed migrants were paying as little as £100 to get into Britain.
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