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Police helicopter called in as suspected illegal immigrants flee lorry

byDaniel Jae Webb
1 November 2018 • 4.01pm
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The police helicopter was called in to help locate eight suspected illegal immigrants last night.

Officers were called to reports of the men fleeing the back of a lorry parked at Interface Business Park, in Royal Wootton Bassett, at around 9.25pm on Wednesday.

The suspects were located a short time later and arrested on suspicion of having entered the country illegally and are currently in custody at Gablecross in Swindon.


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