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Man arrested in Swindon as seven suspected illegal immigrants found in lorry

byDaniel Jae Webb
28 February 2018 | 3.16pm
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A man’s been arrested after a number of illegal immigrants were found inside a lorry on an industrial estate in Swindon this morning.

Wiltshire Police were called to the DHL depot in South Marston at around 8am today, where those suspected of entering the United Kingdom illegally were discovered.

Seven people were arrested on suspicion of entering the UK illegally, and one man was arrested on suspicion of aiding illegal entry in to the UK.

All eight people remain in custody at Gablecross Police Station.

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