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Dutch police officer escorting a truck (Stock Photo: Poitie)
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Dutch police officer escorting a truck (Stock Photo: Poitie)
Friday, 29 July 2016 - 16:50
Stowaways found in Spanish truck on Dutch border
The Dutch police discovered three stowaways in the loading compartment of a Spanish fruit truck at the Hazeldonk border crossing on Thursday afternoon. All three stowaways are African men, two from Eritrea and one from Sudan.
The police searched the truck after a tip from their Belgian colleagues. The three stowaways were checked by paramedics before being handed over to the Immigration police.
The 36-year-old Spanish truck driver was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking.