Small-boat crossings fall, forcing smugglers to adapt
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- A BBC investigation found that rival smuggling gangs are cooperating because they have fewer small boats available.
- The gangs are loading more migrants onto larger vessels, including so-called mega-dinghies.
- The changes follow a fall in crossings to a six-year low and a reported crackdown that has limited the supply of small boats.
Smuggling gangs are running short of small boats as crossings fall to a six-year low, according to a BBC investigation. Rival gangs are being forced to work together to meet demand.
The gangs are also putting more migrants on larger vessels, including the so-called mega-dinghies first seen last month. The gangs claim that more of the larger boats are being prepared.
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