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Nine suspected illegal immigrants detained after running from lorry in Swindon

byDaniel Jae Webb
23 March 2018 | 6.10pm
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Police officers have arrested a group of suspected illegal immigrants in Swindon.

Nine people were seen leaving the back of a lorry on Frankland Road in Blagrove at 12.30pm.

Officers were called to the incident, with witnesses reporting a large police presence near the Great Western Way underpass on Bodiam Drive, Toothill – just a short run from the scene.

The group were detained and handed over to the UK Border Agency, police confirmed.

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