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In the last year, there has been an 80 per cent听reduction in attempts to enter the UK illegally from Calais.

Numbers on decline

UK Border Agency figures show around 24,000 migrants were found trying to smuggle themselves into the country a year ago. Twelve months on, the figure is just 5,000.

皇冠体育app figures compare the numbers caught before and after Calais鈥� notorious makeshift 鈥榡ungle鈥� camp for illegal immigrants was cleared.

Efforts to secure the border by French officers听- aswell as UK Border Agency officers based in France -听 continue.

Clear message to illegal immigrants

Immigration minister Damian Green said: 鈥極ur figures indicate that the strength of UK and French controls at Calais along with the steps taken to clear the notorious camps near the port have sent a clear message to illegal migrants making for the British border 鈥� don鈥檛 bother, you won鈥檛 get in.
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鈥業n the year following the camp鈥檚 clearance we have seen an almost 80 per cent reduction in the number of illegal immigrants caught attempting to evade our strict controls at the port, suggesting a dramatic fall in the number of illegal immigrants trying to breach the border.
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鈥業鈥檓 not complacent, we must maintain our stringent border checks and I am committed to continuing to work with the French Government to build on this success.鈥�

UK officers in France

皇冠体育app UK Border Agency officers are based in Calais so that they can stop illegal immigrants before they get to the UK.

皇冠体育appy use sniffer-dogs, heartbeat detectors and carbon dioxide probes to find people hiding in lorries attempting to enter the UK illegally.

Earlier this month five men from Iran and Iraq were found hiding among boxes of chocolate by three-year-old 鈥榮niffer鈥� dog, Benji.