Overview

• British crime fighters will be sent to Austria and Romania to target people-smuggling gangs transporting migrants through Europe.
• The £75 million funding will establish the Border Security Command, coordinating efforts from the NCA, MI5, Border Force, and CPS.
• State-of-the-art surveillance and intelligence technology will be implemented to improve evidence quality and speed up investigations.
• The funding will also increase the number of specialist investigators in the NCA by 25%, adding 100 new officers.
• The initiative redirects funds from the scrapped Rwanda scheme and aims to disrupt smuggling networks internationally and in the UK.