Police catch four Syrian stowaways in M20 truck
POLICE removed four suspected stowaways from the back of a tyre truck on the M20 in Kent yesterday after motorists raised the alarm.
The road was closed while officers rounded up the Syrian men, who will be interviewed by immigration officers.
Riot police used tear gas and batons as 400 refugees tried to storm trucks bound for Britain
It came as violence erupted in Calais, with Eritrean and Ethiopian gangs fighting pitched battles over “rights” to the best spots to sneak onto lorries.
Riot police used tear gas and batons as 400 refugees tried to storm trucks bound for Britain.
Last month, a man was arrested for alleged “facilitation offences” after 24 Eritreans were hauled from the back of an HGV near Dover.
Sir Peter Ricketts, Britain’s ambassador to France, said migrants need to be told “the UK is not El Dorado”.