BBC的调查揭示，随着执法力度不断加强限制了小艇供应，英吉利海峡的人口贩运集团正在改变策略，转而使用更大的充气艇来运送难民过境1。这一转变反映了当局打击非法移民活动的效果，同时也表明贩运分子在适应新的执法环境。
贩运分子正在扩大所用船只的规模以应对压力1。一艘15米长的小艇创纪录地运载了230名移民1，而另一起案例中，一艘小艇仅用3小时就进行了5次接运，共有82人登艇1。2024年8月4日，一艘充气艇失火，170人最终获救1。法国警方声称现已拦截三分之二的小艇1。与此同时，贩运价格也在上升，从约一年前的1300欧元上涨至2000欧元1。
为了应对这一挑战，英法两国宣布增加法国海岸警察的人数1。BBC记者在法国北部海滩进行实地调查时亲历了贩运活动的危险性，其摄像师被贩运分子石块击中眼睛上方，需要缝针处理1。
Human trafficking gangs operating across the English Channel are increasingly deploying oversized inflatable boats to move greater numbers of migrants, according to a BBC investigation.1 The shift reflects a strategic adaptation to tightened enforcement, with a record-breaking 15-meter dinghy transporting 230 migrants in a single crossing.1 Smuggling prices have risen substantially, climbing from approximately €1,300 to €2,000 (£1,700) over the past year.1
French authorities report intercepting two-thirds of small boats in recent operations, prompting both British and French governments to announce increased deployment of coast guard personnel.1 The scale of individual voyages has intensified despite heightened patrols: one vessel completed five separate passenger pickups within three hours, loading 82 people total before departure.1 An incident on August 4, 2024, demonstrated the risks accompanying these expanded operations when an inflatable raft caught fire, resulting in the rescue of 170 people.1
BBC journalists documenting these operations in northern French coastal areas witnessed the dangerous conditions firsthand, with one cameraman struck above the eye by a stone thrown by smugglers, requiring stitches.1 The trafficking networks maintain operational constraints linked to weather conditions, restricting crossings to periods when wind speeds remain below 5 knots and wave heights do not exceed 0.8 meters.1
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