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| St Albans: M1 lorry found with 18 suspected illegal immigrants | St Albans: M1 lorry found with 18 suspected illegal immigrants |
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| Eighteen suspected illegal immigrants have been arrested after a lorry was stopped on the M1 in Hertfordshire. | Eighteen suspected illegal immigrants have been arrested after a lorry was stopped on the M1 in Hertfordshire. |
| A motorist called police after following a "suspicious" lorry on the M25 on Saturday. | A motorist called police after following a "suspicious" lorry on the M25 on Saturday. |
| It was later stopped close to junction 9 of the M1 near St Albans and 18 men claiming to be from Vietnam were found. | |
| They were arrested on suspicion of illegal entry to the UK and the driver, a man aged 40, from Poland, was held for assisting entry. | They were arrested on suspicion of illegal entry to the UK and the driver, a man aged 40, from Poland, was held for assisting entry. |
| "Eighteen people who are believed to have entered the UK illegally on the lorry were taken into custody for their safety. | "Eighteen people who are believed to have entered the UK illegally on the lorry were taken into custody for their safety. |
| "The driver of the lorry, a 40-year-old man from Poland has been arrested on suspicion of assisting people entering the UK unlawfully," a spokesman said. | "The driver of the lorry, a 40-year-old man from Poland has been arrested on suspicion of assisting people entering the UK unlawfully," a spokesman said. |