Hi-tech drones will be used to crack down on migrants crossing Channel in small boats

HI-TECH drones are to be used to crack down on the gangs behind the Channel boat migrants.

Home Office chiefs are seeking gadgets that can take high quality videos while flying out of sight.

The images must be sharp enough to help prosecute traffickers.

Drones were previously used just to scan seas.

Ministers now want to hire firms for “a wider intelligence, surveillance...