Tuesday. 21.03.2023
CRIME

Spanish man arrested in Britain on suspicion of human trafficking

The suspect has since been released pending further enquiries
25 November 2021, United Kingdom, Dover: A group of people thought to be migrants sit on a bus after arriving in Dover, Kent, following a small boat incident in the Channel. 27 migrants died yesterday after their boat capsized in the English Channel, the French Interior Ministry has said. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/dpa.
A group of migrants sit on a bus after arriving in Dover, Kent, following a small boat incident in the Channel. Photo: Gareth Fuller/dpa.

A 44-year-old man from Spain has been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking after people were seen getting out of a lorry on a motorway.

People were seen exiting a lorry on the hard shoulder of the M2 north of Maidstone in Kent on Saturday, police said.

The motorway was shut while officers investigated.

After a search of the area, six people were located and handed over to Home Office officials, Kent Police said.

A force spokesperson added: "A 44-year-old man from Spain was also arrested on suspicion of human trafficking and has since been released pending further enquiries."

Spanish man arrested in Britain on suspicion of human trafficking
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