<p>Britain's leader has said people smuggling gangs sending migrants across the English channel are a serious  threat to global security.</p><p>speaking at an international law enforcement conference,  British prime minister Kier Starmer said the gangs should be treated like terror networks.</p><p>Starmer, a former chief  prosecutor for England and Wales, also announced plans to double the UK border security command's  two year budget to about 194 million dollars.</p><p>The money will be used to fund  high tech surveillance  equipments and 100 specialist investigators. </p><p>I'm Karenfor  Chammas</p>
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