Police have found 16 suspected illegal immigrants in the back of a truck transporting shoes from Belgium.
The 15 adults and one child were discovered at Toddington services on the M1 in Bedfordshire this morning.
The migrants were in the back of an Irish-registered truck carrying Skechers shoes.
Bedfordshire Police confirmed the 15 adults and one child were found in the back of the truck which had recently arrived from Belgium.
The migrants were assessed by the East of England Ambulance Service before being taken to police stations across the country.
Bedfordshire Police said the group were now being investigated by the UK Border Agency.
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