Border Security Will Be Increased During Olympic Games

Recently it seems that France and Britain have been in talks on ways that they can increase border security between their two countries during the Olympic Games. In fact, on Monday, the British and French interior ministers came out to inspect the Cross Channel security that is currently in place. This was all done as the two countries look to increase their security in time for next year.

Claude Gueant and Theresa May came out to see these checkpoints near the Channel Tunnel. Here they saw that sniffer dogs and police are in place to help find hidden migrants and drugs that try to enter Britain by way of the Channel.

According to these two ministers, the joint border patrols have really helped to drastically cut illegal entry into Britain. The biggest improvement that it has had is to stop stowaways from being able to enter Britain by way of trucks.

Despite all of this, some experts have went ahead and stressed some very big concerns for general security when the Olympic Games hit London. To answer these concerns, May said that partnerships have really helped to create one of the strongest borders in the whole world. It is this enhanced cooperation that will help to keep Britain safe during the Olympic Games.

She did point out that this enhanced partnership has already contributed to a 70 percent decrease in the number of migrants that are able to illegally cross the border last year. This is a fight that the UK is going to continue to try to win. Either way, she did say that the UK has to continue to look ahead to see what might happen next.