Immigration officials were called after 10 people were discovered in the back of a lorry in Leicestershire.

The lorry had arrived at Magna Park, near Lutterworth, when the 10 were found inside the trailer at about 2pm yesterday.

The police were called, and they summoned local immigration officials who detained the stowaways, who are suspected of immigration offences, and took them away.

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Magna Park is home to warehouses and logistic depots for various big companies, including Asda, Toyota, BT and Britvic.

A Leicestershire Police spokesman said: "Police were called at around 2pm yesterday following a report that a number of suspected migrants were within a lorry which had arrived at Magna Park in Lutterworth."

The spokesman said the 10 remained in custody today, while officers liaised with colleagues at Home Office Immigration.

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