Immigrants found in yogurt lorry

The lorry had been waiting to board a ferry at Calais

Thirteen illegal immigrants were found hiding in a refrigerated lorry full of yogurt which had been heading for Worcestershire.

UK Border Agency (UKBA) officers made the discovery during a search in Calais, France, on Monday.

They said the 11 Eritreans, one Iraqi and one Somali had been in the Slovak-registered lorry, which had been waiting to board a ferry.

The yogurt had been due to arrive to a distribution depot in Redditch.

The immigrants were handed over to the French authorities.

UKBA Director Tom Dowdall, who heads operations in northern France, said: "It's important we stop would-be illegal immigrants before they reach the UK.

"That's why we've got hundreds of British immigration officers based at ports in France and Belgium."

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