内容摘要：Dr Paul said the EA would probably be rolling out these measures over a matter of days.

Dr Paul said the EA would probably be rolling out these measures over a matter of days.

“The mafias that organise trips have realised that this is like drug trafficking, with little chance of being detected," Lieutenant Antonio Fuentes, from a team in Spain’s Guardia Civil set up to tackle the smugglers, tells the BBC."For them, a migrant is a mere commodity. They carry people like they could carry drugs or weapons. They are simply victims."

To better understand these criminal networks, the BBC spoke to one Senegalese smuggler organising boat trips - who asked to remain anonymous.“If you take a big boat, one that can carry 200 to 300 people, and each of them pay around $500, we are talking about a lot of money,” he says.When challenged about his criminal responsibility as a trafficker, on a trip that has killed many in his community, the smuggler is unrepentant and tells the BBC: “It is a crime, whoever gets caught should be put in prison, but there’s no solution.

“You will see people in the water who have died, but the boats keep going.”For five days, the BBC receives no news from Mr Oualy. Then, one evening, he calls.

“The motor was heating up and the wind was so strong, some of the fishermen suggested we head to Morocco. But the captain refused. He said if we moved slowly, we’d be in Spain by 6am.”

Mr Oualy was less than a day away from reaching the Canary Islands when the ship’s engine ran into trouble - and many of the migrants, fearful of stronger winds once they went further out into the Atlantic Ocean, rebelled against their captain.Ashley Davis, who runs the Morning Sunshine cafe in Kenilworth, said despite "forward planning" and staff leaving 90 minutes before their shift started, they had still been arriving late.

Chris Patting, who lives in Kenilworth, said the traffic had been "quite shocking" and it had been "difficult to get anywhere in the car".Another resident, Mike Hull, said he had seen cars driving on the footpath and been avoiding going into town "at all costs" due to the diversion route.

"The HGVs are really struggling to get round the small streets. As a pedestrian, it's a bit of run to get into the park for safety," he said.National Highways spokesperson Victoria Lazenby