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UK: Kurdish nationals immigrants found in
lorry
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January 13, 2007
Three Kurdish nationals were said to be discovered
inside the back of a lorry in an industrial estate
in Thame.
The men were found at the Station Yard industrial
estate, on Park Road, at around midday last Friday.
They were reported to be hidden in a lorry that was
carrying sprayers for importing company GPS
Sprayers, which is based on the industrial estate.
Peter Brain, warehouse manager for the company, was
present when the lorry driver realised he had
stowaways on board.
He said: "We were expecting a lorry from Germany,
but when the lorry driver pulled up he was very
agitated and asked if I could call the police.
"He said he could hear murmuring from the back of
the lorry and thought people were hiding in the back
so we called the police."
While waiting for the police to arrive both Mr Brain
and the lorry driver guarded the door and told the
three men to remain inside the vehicle.
Mr Brain added: "It was definitely a surprise.
" I just thought these people must be so desperate
to hide in a lorry to try and get here especially
with all the risks that it involves."
Owen Bassett, a press officer for the Home Office,
said: "We do not comment on individual cases. We
have already taken a number of measures to make our
borders more secure.
"However, there will inevitably be some occasions
when clandestine entrants manage to penetrate our
borders unlawfully, and some do in lorries.
"The Immigration Service (IS) is committed to
responding to requests by police to attend
clandestine events such as lorry drops, whenever and
wherever operationally possible."
Oxfordshire Police confirmed it has some men in
custody, but would not discuss the case any further.
harrowtimes co.uk
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