Boats to cross the English Channel discovered in a migrant camp

• The shipwreck that cost the lives of 27 migrants last November does not prevent the illegal crossings of the Channel from continuing.

• Often, the police find boats ready to go hidden on the beaches of the coast.

• On Thursday, three inflatable boats were discovered during the dismantling of a migrant camp near Calais.

On Thursday, the security forces evacuated and dismantled a migrant camp in Sangatte, near Calais, in Pas-de-Calais, we learned from the prefecture of the department .

During the operation, the police discovered nautical equipment.

Despite the shipwreck that occurred last November in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais, which claimed the lives of 27 migrants, attempts to cross to England remain numerous.

Moreover, a spokesperson for the Auberge des migrants told

on Thursday that if the exiles present on the coast had been affected by the tragedy, they would not give up trying their luck.

Five boats found in two days

The reinforcement of police resources along the sides of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais now makes it possible to thwart more and more attempts even before the makeshift boats are launched. On Wednesday, on the beach near the Marcq lighthouse, a CRS patrol found a Zodiac and 6 life jackets. Thursday, a similar discovery was made in the dunes at Wimereux.

The same day, in the morning, the police executed a court decision aimed at evacuating the land known as La Digue Royale, in Sangatte.

There, dozens of migrants had been living there for several weeks.

After the 76 people present in the camp were taken care of, the search operations of the place enabled the police to discover "4 Zodiac-type boats, 3 engines, as well as oars, life jackets and gasoline ”, details the prefecture.

According to the same source, 16 people were arrested "for verification of the right to stay".

It is not known whether any suspected smugglers were among the migrants checked.

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