Police helicopter called in as suspected illegal immigrants flee lorry

The police helicopter was called in to help locate eight suspected illegal immigrants last night.

Officers were called to reports of the men fleeing the back of a lorry parked at Interface Business Park, in Royal Wootton Bassett, at around 9.25pm on Wednesday.

The suspects were located a short time later and arrested on suspicion of having entered the country illegally and are currently in custody at Gablecross in Swindon.

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