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Four men have been found in a horse box in Wiltshire and arrested on suspicion of immigration offences. A couple were left "shocked" when they found four immigrants inside their horse box after they travelled back to England from France.
Police were called to an address in London Road, Marlborough, at 09:10 GMT after being contacted by the trailer's owner. Sue and Jeremy Riches, from Pattingham, Staffordshire, had stopped at their son's house in Marlborough, Wiltshire, when they made the discovery.
A spokesman for Wiltshire Police said the men were all believed to be Sudanese. The four Sudanese men have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences, the Home Office said.
They were taken into custody and police confirmed that the case would now be passed to the UK Border Agency. Three are minors who have been passed to social services, it added.
The fourth has been transferred to an immigration removal centre while his case is dealt with, it added.
Police were called by Mr and Mrs Riches to London Road in Marlborough at about 09:00 GMT.
They were bringing back furniture to the UK, having recently sold a house in France.
"We had just unloaded part of the trailer and I was looking to see what I should do next and suddenly two immigrants appeared which is a really horrible fright when it first happens," Mrs Riches said.
"Then there were two more in the back of the trailer hiding underneath bin liners.
"They looked absolutely exhausted and they were just standing with their heads down."
They said they had placed tamper proof tape and fastenings on the trailer, and raised concerns with officials in Caen, France, that the seals may have been damaged.
The trailer was checked by security, Mr Riches said, but the couple were told there was "nothing there" and allowed to continue their journey.
The Home Office said all the cases will be dealt with according to immigration rules.