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Claim Text: Aggressive policing also encourages human traffickers, who charge each migrant several thousand euros per crossing, to find new ways to evade the police.
Simplified Text: Human traffickers charge each migrant several thousand euros for a crossing of the English Channel.
Confidence Score: 0.900
Claim Maker: The author
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "cost": "several thousand euros per crossing" }
Subject Tags: Crime Immigration Smuggling
UUID: a43a3512-a6e2-46a9-a15e-c5b4404a5cb2
Vector Index: ✗ No vector
Created: September 24, 2026 at 9:06 PM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 24, 2026 at 9:06 PM (2 weeks ago)

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