I’m not sure it’s been mentioned in the UK press but there’s been some talk for some time on this side of the water that the smugglers have become very adept at trying to saturate the “defenses” at one or two points along the beaches in an attempt to reduce the ability of the Flics to interfere with operations….politico is carrying this story ATM
The people smugglers have become better organized, said Magnin, with several boats often setting off at the same time in operations that are “necessarily coordinated.” The crossings have also continued later into the year, whereas they used to pause during the winter months.
The French police patrols on the beach have grown in response, from less than 200 to 800 deployed officers on average daily, according to Laroye, drawing on more and more inland resources
https://www.politico.eu/article/peop...nel-migration/