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Illegal immigrants stowed away in sofas

By: KentOnline reporter multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 17:35, 07 December 2008

The men were found at the Port of Calais (file image)

Illegal immigrants have been stopped entering the UK - after being found in a lorry load of sofas.

British officials in France used a carbon dioxide detector to check a Romanian-registered vehicle before it could board a cross-Channel ferry at Calais last Monday.

They found 10 men, who were handed over to French authorities.

The truck was heading for Wrexham, north Wales.

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