In August, 230 migrants crossed the channel into the UK in a single inflatable boat – Screengrab X/Upscaled Grok AIWill the French finally do what they’ve long been paid to do?Over a decade of unchecked mass migration has been a scourge on European societies.Up in the English Channel, a particular tragedy has been unfolding – day in, day out.In inflatable rubber boats (or dinghies), migrants set out from French beaches to storm the British Isles.So far, Paris authorities have been unwilling or incapable of stopping this flow – even though London has paid them billions for help with this issue.Read: 230 Migrants Cross the Channel Into the UK in a Single Giant Inflatable Boat THE FRENCH BEACH TAXI SERVICE EXPOSED: SMALL BOAT MAKES FIVE PICKUPS OVER THREE HOURS WHILE POLICE WATCH!You honestly have to watch this to believe the absolute mockery being made of British border security.BBC correspondent James Waterhouse stood on Gravelines beach in… pic.twitter.com/M5jEs7cU2q— David Shaw (@David90shaw) September 3, 2026But now, France is reportedly setting up a ‘special police unit’ to combat the people smugglers that using giant inflatable boats to transport migrants across the Channel.The Telegraph reported:“On the eve of Andy Burnham’s first bilateral meeting with Emmanuel Macron, the French president, on Thursday, the two governments announced that a ‘surge’ team of 45 officers would be deployed to the beaches west of Calais.Officers supported by drones and aerial intelligence will be tasked with targeting beaches where mega-dinghies are launched, and disrupting boat and equipment supply lines before they reach the French coast.”Nearly 1,050 French officers have been deployed to stop small boat crossings.This means around 200 extra officers have now been deployed in just four months – a 24% increase in law enforcement personnel.— Home Office (@ukhomeoffice) September 3, 2026People-smuggling gangs are launching ‘taxi boats’ from the French, Belgian and Dutch coasts to avoid interception.LBC reported:“Police will be supported by drones and aerial intelligence assets to pinpoint beaches where the dinghies are being launched.They will also focus on disrupting boat and equipment supply networks before they are able to reach the coast.The specialist unit will operate in addition to the 1,050 French officers committed to stopping the boats.”Labour accused of ‘losing control’ of illegal Channel crossings as truth behind the rise of the mega-dinghy revealedhttps://t.co/Qo2fTDvlem— GB News (@GBNEWS) September 3, 2026DPA reported:“While the combined total number of boat crossings over the summer months has dropped to its lowest since 2019, smugglers appear to have started loading more people on to fewer, larger vessels.Burnham’s office said measures to counter the trend include deploying a surge team of 45 officers to French western beaches in the coming weeks, almost tripling resources in the area.A specialist French intelligence and judicial team seeking to root out and prosecute smuggling networks has grown from 18 to 30 officers.And a new 75-strong unit focused on curbing crossings has begun operations in northern France, taking the total number of officers to nearly 1,050.”Read more:WATCH: French Police Attacked by Illegals as They Intercept Inflatable Boat Trying to Cross the Channel Into the UK/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i