More on the agreement with Turkey to crack down on Criminal gangs

This week the UK and Turkish governments announced a new agreement between Britain and Turkey to disrupt and dismantle people smuggling gangs and the supply of small boats, as we work with our international partners to stop the boats.  

  • Hundreds of unseaworthy small boats and engines are transported through Europe each year for the purpose of illegal migration and Turkey has been identified as a key hub for smuggling gangs, with vessels used to cross the Channel manufactured there.
  • That is why Britain has entered a new agreement with Turkey to share more intelligence on the gangs known to be operating across Europe. We will also establish new headquarters in Turkey so that National Crime Agency and Home Office intelligence personnel will work alongside their Turkish counterparts for the first time.
  • As the immigration minister has said, (see below,) Each consignment is a death trap; each seizure is an opportunity to save lives, end the human misery, and stop illegal migrants reaching our shores – we will continue our work to deliver on the Prime Minister’s priority to stop the boats.




























The new deal will see increased numbers of National Crime Agency officers from the UK deployed to Turkey to "ratchet up" joint operations targeting smugglers and the dinghy factories that supply them.

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said a “network of allies” must meet the smugglers head-on after a landmark deal was struck between London and Ankara.

Officials plan to go after the people smuggling networks’ supply chains to disrupt their operations.

Mr Jenrick told the Daily Express: “The beaches of northern France are the goal-line; we must smash the gangs and facilitators upstream, long before they are in striking distance of the UK. 

“Hundreds of flimsy and unseaworthy small boats and engines are transported through Europe each year for the purpose of illegal migration. 

“Each consignment is a death trap; each seizure is an opportunity to save lives, end the human misery and stop illegal migrants reaching our shores.

“I am determined that the UK is a leading global force in tackling illegal migration and a partner of choice to all those allies who share our determination to defeat it.”

Turkey has been identified as a key hub for smuggling gangs, with many of the vessels used to cross the Channel manufactured there.

Border Force sources said that many of the dinghies used in unsafe Channel crossings are manufactured in Turkey and are produced using a similar plastic to that found in children’s bouncy castles, before being rolled up onto a pallet and loaded into the back of a lorry.

So getting co-operation between Britain and Turkey to go after the gangs could be very significant.

The new agreement - signed by Britain and Turkey - says the two nations will share more intelligence on the gangs known to be operating across Europe.

And a new headquarters will be established in Turkey, with officials declaring this will mean they can react to intelligence quicker. 

Hundreds of boats are driven across Europe every year, the Home Office said, and both Britain and Turkey will demand other European countries do more to tackle illegal migration during international summits, the agreement states.

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