| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Catastrophisation | |
| Posted by: | Steve Taylor | |
| Date/Time: | 12/12/25 12:53:00 |
“So what is a VIP Channel crossing? First class seat? “ I’ve no idea, Andrew, you’d probably need to contact the Telegraph journalist who seemly passed this info also to your Daily Mail, which I’ve never read until you posted a link today. I assume by VIP they mean that you are guaranteed a seat rather than have to wade out to sea and fight for a place amongst all the other hundreds of young men coming across every week. You say that you get a place on a boat with mostly women and children but I am sceptical because the numbers of women and children arriving by dinghy are comparatively very few. I am aware that drugs smuggled by other means can be of considerably higher value than drugs smuggled by ingesting but it is not to be negated especially when it involves incentives for illegal immigrants. It poses a double threat for the UK. As quick as the someone tries to impose deterrents to illegal immigrants, the criminal gangs offer incentives! The street value of heroin varies widely based on purity and location, but in the UK it typically ranges from £40 to £100 per gram. A typical amount smuggled via ingestion (a "body packer") can have a potential street value of around £60,000 to £75,000 per kilogram. I don’t think it’s catastrophisation for the Telegraph to print this story as it will be of interest to very many people I’m sure. |