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In a recorded exchange, the journalist directly asked why they were illegally bringing people into Britain and whether they profited from this enterprise. The traffickers responded aggressively, threatening to report the journalist to French police and making ominous threats against him. They also displayed social media posts featuring weapons, inclusion of extremism, and clandestine images—all indicative of organized criminal networks.
Following the exchange, the journalist received a threatening call from the trafficker’s handler, who vowed retaliation. This incident shed light on the ease with which human traffickers operate across borders, and the peril journalists face in exposing such criminal activities.