Eighteen asylum seekers reported found in lorry on DFDS ferry at Dover

By: Sam Lennon slennon@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 16:10, 06 July 2021

Updated: 17:20, 06 July 2021

A total of 18 asylum seekers were found inside a lorry on board a ferry, initial reports say.

They were on a DFDS ship today and it is believed that nine were taken to hospital as a precaution.

The reported 18 people were found in a lorry in Dover today

A police spokesman told Kent Online: "Kent Police was called to the Port of Dover shortly before midday today.

"This was to assist Home Office immigration enforcement and Port of Dover Police following a report that suspected migrants had arrived on a vessel."

DFDS has confirmed that these people were found on its ship Cote des Dunes and the ferry was back in service almost immediately after the incident.

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KentOnline has contacted the Port of Dover and the Home Office for further details.

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