Bedfordshire Police say they’ve arrested two people on suspicion of immigration offences after a lorry was stopped on the A421 in Elstow.
A witness told the Bedford Independent that eight police cars and a van had surrounded the lorry on Tuesday (12 April) evening around 6:30 pm.
They said that “women and children were lined up along a fence”.
A spokesperson for Bedfordshire Police confirmed they stopped the lorry after receiving reports of immigration offences in a layby on the road.
“A number of people were found in the back of a lorry and we responded jointly with immigration services and other emergency services,” said the spokesperson.
“We arrested two people on suspicion of immigration offences. One has been released into the care of immigration services while another remains in police custody.”
