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Stowaways found in lorry
12:30pm Saturday 19th July 2008
TWELVE suspected illegal immigrants were arrested after being found in a lorry delivering goods to the Ikea store near Lakeside.
The men, from Afghanistan, were discovered yesterday at the shopping centre in Thurrock.
It is not yet known when the stowaways, including a 14-year-old boy and other teenagers, boarded the Polish-registered truck, police said.
An Essex Police spokeswoman said the group were heard "thumping" the inside of the trailer they were found in.
"Twelve people have been arrested on suspicion of being illegal immigrants," she said.
"They have been taken into the custody of police and will be processed by the Immigration Service.
"Those under 18 have been taken into the care of social services."
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Trainman, Kings Lynn, ENGLAND says...
11:46pm Sat 19 Jul 08
I know he had JUST pulled up because I was the third vehicle behind him/her along the road and where there are VERY rarely any police seen.