Sir Keir Starmer has been advised to use honeytraps to catch people smuggling gangs.
The Tony Blair Institute has told the Prime Minister to utilise hacking and Artificial Intelligence (AI) models in order to disrupt plans.
As part of the proposals, the think-tank said countries should model themselves on the Five Eyes intelligence agency, between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US, to target serious organised crime gangs.
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Director of government innovation policy at the Institute Alexander Iosad told The Telegraph: "Organised crime has evolved.
"We are no longer facing mob bosses and gangsters, but agile, global businesses built for speed, scale and profit.
"To stop this, you don’t go after low-level operatives while the rest of the organisation covers up and adapts. You take out its entire ability to operate; you sanction the leaders and enablers, you remove its capital, institutions, methods, technology and supply lines they operate on.
"Criminals don’t respect borders, so we must work across them to win. An alliance of countries, united by shared values and a desire to stop these modern mafias, can create international blackout zones, ceasing their operations and their impact on our communities entirely."
Migrants crossing the channel on a small boat | GETTYUnder the proposals, investigators would use artificial intelligence (AI) models to generate multiple “fake” profiles of migrants to garner intelligence on people smugglers’ operations.
The models disrupt people smuggling plans so "that they don’t know who they can trust".
Technology could also be utilised with AI to "track illicit finance", and intervene quickly, enhancing disruption without needing to share sensitive personal data across jurisdictions."
The tactics mirror that of Operation Ironside, where the FBI - alongside Dutch and Swedish police - developed a messaging app called ANOM, which gangs believed to be secure.
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| PAANOM was used by criminals to communicate, plan and coordinate illegal activities, including drug trafficking, money laundering, and even murder plots.
However, they were unaware they were being monitored, with more than 800 criminals and the seizure of millions of pounds worth of drugs, weapons, and cash.
Alongside the use of AI, the report by the thinktank suggested new sanctions could be brought in to further target criminal gangs.
The report said: "These sanctions would freeze assets and block access to financial systems, education, and residency for criminals and their dependents...Service providers who enable organised crime, such as banks and law firms, would also face fines and suspensions."
Former executive director of police services at Interpol Sir Stephen Kavanagh welcomed the plans.
He told The Telegraph: "It is time for a new mindset.
"One that treats data and computing power as strategic assets, accepts disruption as vital tools, and is willing to experiment with new institutional models that break with convention."