Watch the moment French police appear to enter a migrant camp in Calais just hours after Patrick Christys’ explosive investigation on the French coast.
Patrick spent the day on the coastal city's outskirts confronting suspected smugglers and migrants who were readying themselves for a perilous small boat trip across the Channel.
He handed his findings over to French authorities in the hope they will shut down some of the illegal networks operating in their midst.
GB News Home and Security Editor Mark White said on the People’s Channel that Patrick’s efforts appear to have had some impact after new footage emerged.
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|French police appeared to enter a Calais migrant camp just hours after Patrick's undercover report
He explained: “There’s no doubt when Patrick goes over there it has an effect because we have seen evidence that police have raised one of the camps in Calais that Patrick was filming in.
“We’ve got shots that show a number of police going into the camp itself, just in the wooded areas.
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“It’s not uncommon for the police to go in these camps. There’s a lot of criminality that takes place in the migrant camps as well.
“It’s coming just hours after Patrick visited them, I think it’s no coincidence that you’re seeing those officers in there and something similar happened last time Patrick was out filming in those camps as well.
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|Patrick Christys spoke to migrants hoping to flock across the English Channel
“We saw police visiting those camps shortly after and clearing them out, so it’s clearly having some kind of effect.”
The undercover operation involved Patrick masquerading as a Vietnamese national seeking illegal entry into the UK, establishing contact with suspected smugglers through messaging services before the in-person encounter.
The GB News star had initially communicated with the alleged trafficker through written exchanges, but when responses ceased, he decided to travel to France to pursue the investigation further.
The arranged rendezvous took a dramatic turn when the suspected smuggler, who had agreed to the meeting, appeared from concealed positions in the undergrowth.
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|Mark White said the footage showed Patrick's reporting appears to have had some effect
The encounter formed part of a broader investigation into the full scope of illegal entry operations targeting the UK via the English Channel.
The investigation revealed the violent nature of these criminal enterprises, with reports indicating that Patrick encountered significant aggression and continues to receive personal threats online from those involved in smuggling operations.
Commentary on GB News highlighted how the investigation exposed organised criminals exploiting the asylum system whilst generating substantial profits from their illegal activities.
The presenter's work demonstrated that many individuals involved in these operations are aggressive young men engaged in criminal enterprises, rather than vulnerable asylum seekers.
Public reaction to such revelations has been intense, with communities across Britain expressing mounting frustration about illegal migration and its impact on local areas.
The investigation underscored growing concerns about what some describe as a "tinderbox" situation, with tensions rising between those protesting against illegal migration and authorities attempting to manage the crisis.