(BBC) Three boats have been intercepted in the English Channel as migrants continue to try to reach the UK.
The Home Office said the vessels were carrying 48 people but has not given details of where they were from.
Dan O’Mahoney, clandestine Channel threat commander, said crossings were organised by “callous criminals who risk people’s lives for money.”
He said French authorities seized four boats on Tuesday and stopped 21 people from making the crossing.
Mr O’Mahoney said 179 people had been arrested this year for people smuggling.
