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police today admitted they were "powerless" to prevent thousands of
migrants attempting to enter Britain illegally.
The
border crisis is now so severe one officer shrugged, saying: "We are
overstretched and there is not much we can do."
Experts
estimate as many as 12,000 refugees make a bolt for Britain through Calais each
year.
Today
the Daily Express witnessed chaotic scenes as gangs of vagrants risked their
lives attempting to jump on the back of moving freight trucks.
The
migrant epidemic is now so bad officials believe at least 30 attempts to make
it to the UK as stowaways every day.
The
2,000 who have congregated in the port town from a variety of countries
including Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Eritrea and Ethiopia outnumber police by
285-to-one.
One
exasperated officer said the blue line policing the perimeter of the port is so
thin border guards are overrun by the migrant tide.
Giving
the first detailed account from the front line of the fight, the unnamed
officer aid: "There are just two or three patrols - just seven of us
maximum - and hundreds of them trying to get to the UK. We are powerless to do
anything.
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