Five Iraqi men and one woman were found in the back of a lorry on the A141 at Chatteris this afternoon.
All six were taken into custody at King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre and will be handed over to immigration services.
Police said: “We were called at 1.08pm to reports of concern for people in the back of a lorry in Earith.
“Officers stopped the lorry in New Road, Chatteris.
“A diversion was set up directing traffic off of the bypass down New Road into Chatteris.”
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