TWO people have been arrested over suspected people smuggling at Newhaven Port and six others have been taken to hospital.
Border Force, Sussex Police, Southeast Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) and Air Ambulance attended the scene this morning (February 16), and found six people were found inside a lorry on a boat.
Sussex Police posted on their Facebook page: “We are supporting Border Force, who are the lead agency, and other emergency services after a number of people were found on a lorry on a boat in Newhaven Port.
Secamb posted its X (formerly Twitter) account: “We were called at 9.40am this morning to an incident at Newhaven Ferry Port.
“A range of ambulance resources have attended, including our HART team, alongside other emergency service partners. We will not be providing further details at this time.”
We were called at 9.40am this morning to an incident at Newhaven Ferry Port. A range of ambulance resources have attended, including our HART team, alongside other emergency service partners. We will not be providing further details at this time.
— South East Coast Ambulance (@SECAmbulance) February 16, 2024
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