Channel crossings to Britain 'are being plotted in Germany by criminal ...
Channel crossings to Britain 'are being plotted in Germany by criminal trafficking gangs', UK claims Asylum seekers massing in country as new staging post for Channel crossings Organised crime groups are also using German sites to store dinghies Six out of ten migrants arrive in France only on day they attempt their crossing
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Germany is becoming a hub for migrants attempting to reach Britain, it emerged last night.
Asylum seekers are massing in the country as a new staging post for Channel crossings masterminded by people-smuggling gangs.
Organised crime groups are also using German sites to store dinghies and other small boats used to attempt crossings, sources said.
Six out of ten migrants arrive in France only on the day they attempt their crossing, travelling there through Belgium and the Netherlands.
A UK government source described Germany as 'the established hub for criminal trafficking gangs' in Europe.
It is also a key location in the criminals' supply chains, where
