The UK Is Using Drones to Prosecute Small-Boat Migrant Smugglers

  • The Home Office extended a contract with drone company Tekever
  • Livestreamed footage from drones helps identify smugglers
WATCH: The UK is using drones to clamp down on the illegal trafficking of migrants in the English channel.Source: Bloomberg
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In July 2020, 36-year-old Iraqi Rebwar Ahmed piloted an inflatable small boat carrying 20 migrants across the English Channel.