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National Crime Agency Warns People-Smuggling Model Is Shaking

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC · How we work

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Rob Jones, director general of the UK National Crime Agency, told MPs the people-smuggling business model is starting to shake.
More than 200,000 asylum seekers have crossed from Calais to the UK since the Jungle was demolished.
Human Rights Observers recorded 539 evictions affecting 3,792 people in Calais last year.
Charity Utopia 56 reported a 40% rise in police violence toward asylum seekers between April and August 2026.

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Rob Jones, director general of the UK National Crime Agency, told MPs the people-smuggling business model is starting to shake.
More than 200,000 asylum seekers have crossed from Calais to the UK since the Jungle was demolished.
Human Rights Observers recorded 539 evictions affecting 3,792 people in Calais last year.
Charity Utopia 56 reported a 40% rise in police violence toward asylum seekers between April and August 2026.