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140 migrants rescued from one dinghy: A new smuggling tactic?
The inflatable boat set off from Normandy, roughly 170 miles from the usual departure points near Calais. French coastguard ships tracked the journey for 10 hours before two British lifeboats rescued the group on Sunday. People smugglers are increasingly packing larger groups onto fewer boats to dodge stricter police patrols, following an August record of 230 passengers on one vessel.
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