Eleven suspected illegal immigrants from Syria caught on the M20 in Kent

According to police, 11 Syrians who are thought to be illegal immigrants were arrested Folkestone close to the Eurotunnel turn-off and handed over to officials from the Border Force.

On Tuesday, the group of Syrians were found near Folkestone, Kent on the M20 motorway and were arrested on suspicion of entering Britain illegally.

After reports of a group of men climbing down from a lorry or tanker on the slip road to the M20’s junction 11, the police were called to the scene. Shortly after, the group was arrested in this area which is close to the Eurotunnel turn-off at Folkestone and then handed over to the Border Force staff.

A spokesmen for the Home Office said that their Immigration Enforcement had been contacted by Kent Police when the group was discovered on the M20 in Folkestone, Kent. The police arrested 11 men, who all claimed to be Syrian, on suspicion of offences relating to immigration. These men were then taken to an immigration detention centre to be held until their cases were dealt with.

Last week, 17 illegal immigrants were arrested in Surrey on the M25 motorway. After a lorry had stopped at Cobham services, 14 people from this group tried to flee however they were caught and taken into custody by police. Shortly after, the other three people were found at the train station at Cobham and Stoke d’Abernon. All 17 people of this group were thought to be either from Eritrea or Syria.