Forty migrants arrested at Channel Tunnel
- 16 July 2015
- England
Forty migrants were arrested at the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone on suspicion of entering the UK illegally.
The arrested migrants, aged between 18 and 60, came from Afghanistan, Sudan, Eritrea, Pakistan and Syria and were found on Tuesday.
A further nine children - aged between 15 and 17 - were also found and put into the care of social services.
The Home Office said they would be removed from the UK if they had no right to remain.
The discovery led to delays at the Channel Tunnel, which in turn forced Kent Police to close part of the M20 and implement Operation Stack.
The closure remains in place with lorries queuing between junctions eight and nine.
Non-freight traffic is being diverted off the motorway and back via the A20.
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