<p><span>Britain's leader has said people-smuggling gangs sending migrants across the English Channel are a serious threat to global security. </span><br><span> </span><br><span>Speaking at an international law-enforcement conference, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the gangs should be treated like terror networks.</span><br><span> </span><br><span>Starmer, a former chief prosecutor for England and Wales, also announced plans to double the U.K. Border Security Command's two-year budget to about $194 million.</span><br><span> </span><br><span>The money will be used to fund high-tech surveillance equipment and 100 specialist investigators.</span> <br><br><span>I'm Karen Chammas.</span></p>
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