According to the British "Metro Newspaper", in the carriage of a refrigerated van on the M25 road in the United Kingdom, 5 stowaways believed to be asylum seekers were found, who were frozen to too low a low temperature. A 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of organizing illegal smuggling and is still being held at the police station.
Refrigerated vans are parked on the road near Heathrow Airport
At around 8 p.m. on Nov. 2, a woman and four men were found inside the 44-ton heavy van in the northbound lane near Heathrow Airport. The suspected stowaways were wrapped in a silver space blanket to maintain body temperature before being rushed to the hospital. Currently, the 5 are under arrest on suspicion of entering the UK without permission.
Firefighters were also rushed to junction 15, near Heathrow Terminal 5, to transport oxygen and use thermal imagers to ensure there were no other stowaways.
Five people were found in the back of the van
A police spokesman said: "Thames Valley Police received a call from colleagues in Surrey county reporting that there were 5 people in a refrigerated van on the M25 road. Surrey police stopped the van and Thames Valley police arrested a 48-year-old man on suspicion of illegally helping asylum seekers smuggle into the UK, who is still in police custody. ”
According to the Home Office, the number of immigrants entering the UK in October this year was six times higher than in October last year. The latest statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics show that 86,000 asylum seekers lived in the UK in June, and since 2014, only 27,000 have had their asylum applications approved.
Previously, on October 23, 2019, the police in Essex County, England, found the remains of 39 Vietnamese citizens entering the Uk from Belgium in a refrigerated van, which temporarily shocked the international community. After the incident, a total of five suspects, including the truck driver involved, Maurice Robinson, a 25-year-old Northern Irishman, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder. In January, the United Kingdom sentenced four of the main perpetrators of the Essex County Truck Massacre to long prison terms. (Editor: Sdy)