French police said on Monday they had arrested seven members of a people smuggling ring which helped migrants enter Britain illegally from France.
Police, which investigated the ring for a year before the arrests, found that at the height of the business there were daily runs between Paris and Britain.
There was no evidence of any collusion between truck drivers and people smugglers, Arvieu said.
Most people smuggled on the route were either Iraqi, Iranian, Afghan, Syrian or Pakistani, nationalities that often target Britain as their final destination.
Young men between 20 and 35 and families made up the biggest contingent, he said.
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Last Update: Monday, 09 November 2020 KSA 21:30 – GMT 18:30