Friday 5 June 2015

15 children, 2 pregnant women and 51 others discovered in a sealed shipping container


Two pregnant women, 15 children and 51 others were discovered inside four different Vessel freight containers at a port in Essex.

Immigration officers found them during a routine Border Force checks at Harwich International Port at about 22:00 BST on Thursday.

35 people from Afghanistan, 22 from China, 10 from Vietnam and one Russian were discovered.

7 people including the two expecting mothers were rushed to the hospital as emergency paramedics checked on the remaining 61.

Police report says, 53 adults and 15 children were discovered during a routine inspection of shipping containers at Harwich International Port in Essex.

The police has also arrested 4 polish lorry drivers for immigration offence.

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