Children among 21 people found in refrigerated lorry at UK port

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LONDON - Children as young as 12 have been found among 21 people stowed inside a refrigerated lorry carrying sparkling water at a British port, the BBC reported on Wednesday (Nov 7). The group, thought to be from Vietnam, was found by the Border Force at the port of Newhaven, south England, last Thursday, and included 15 children. The BBC reported that a criminal investigation was underway, and that a Romanian man, thought to be the driver, had been charged with assisting unlawful entry into the UK.

 

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