The man, speaking to undercover reporter at a migrant camp in northern France, said British authorities ‘cannot see’ his criminal record.
A migrant attempting to reach Britain on a small boat said he wants to live in the UK because his criminal record will not be found. The migrant, originally from Iran, made the shocking revelation to an undercover Express reporter inside one of France’s biggest migrant camps.
The man, who was secretly filmed in the Express’ explosive investigation, also made alarming claims about what he plans to do if he reaches British shores. The undercover reporter asked the migrant whether he would “work in [a] cannabis farm?”, to which he responded: “No, no. Gang.” Our undercover reporter, ‘M’, then pressed the man — unbeknown he was being recorded — about his intentions.
“Gang?” M asked. The migrant simply responded: “Yeah.”
When asked whether he would be selling drugs, the man said: “Drugs, fight, you know, stab, shoot.”
The migrant said he was from Iran but had lived in Denmark for 29 years.
The migrant said UK authorities ‘cannot see’ his criminal record (Image: Express)
He said he wants to go to the UK because it is “out of Europe… Schengen, Dublin, nothing”.
He continued: “So they cannot send me back to… Denmark.
“But if I want to live in Switzerland, with my family, they’re Swiss… they send me [to] Denmark because Schengen, Dublin, you know?”
M responded: “So in Denmark, you have criminal record I think?”
The brazen migrant replied: “Yeah, yeah. But England they cannot see.”
The Express investigation, which can be watched in full here, revealed the alarming speed and ease with which illegal migrants can secure a small boat crossing to England from northern France.
Despite the UK handing over £662 million to tackle the border crisis, undercover reporter M infiltrated a Kurdish smuggling gang operating a sprawling migrant camp on the outskirts of Dunkirk — and negotiated a dinghy crossing within just two hours.
Posing as a migrant trying to reach the UK, M exposed the open criminality, the illicit markets, and the shocking inaction of police on the doorstep of the English Channel.
A Home Office spokesperson said Britain is “determined to investigate and lock up vile people smugglers”.
