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"Daily Mail" targets the Albanians: Smugglers are not stopped by tragedy, continues

Politiko 2023-08-13 16:23:00

"Daily Mail" targets the Albanians: Smugglers are not stopped by

"Daily Mail" has again referred to Albanians and illegal crossings by dinghies through the English Channel. Smugglers have published dozens of adverts on TikTok and Instagram offering small boat trips to the rest of Britain.

One of the migrants who decided to travel by dinghy told the Daily Mail they would not suffer the tragic fate of those who died if they paid £3,000 for a trip from Calais to Dover.

"When we raised the concern about the boat that sank, they told us: 'Not everyone drowned. We make trips every day, most of them successful. The sea will be super calm. Come now!", said the immigrant.

Border Force sources revealed that the rafts were becoming increasingly overcrowded. The one that capsized yesterday had about 70 people on board.

An Albanian smuggler offering passes on TikTok posted footage of migrants dragging a small black boat across the Channel from France hours before the tragic journey was set to begin.

When the Daily Mail's undercover reporter messaged them, the smugglers said they were sending boats every day. Asked if they knew why the tragic ship had capsized, they said: 'I don't know. Just unlucky.'

The smuggler's TikTok account avoids the social network's filter by replacing words such as UK and France with icons. Another TikTok account, run by Kurdish gangs, yesterday posted a video of a small boat in a coastal warehouse in France. The boat was prepared for a trip across the Channel.

The caption read: “France in the UK. This boat will be available very soon."

An insider in the UK's Albanian community said: "People smugglers have been freely advertising their lucrative business on social media for a long time."

 

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