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Driver arrested in Sittingbourne after banging is heard inside lorry

A lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after his vehicle was stopped by police.

Police stopped the lorry in a car park off Mill Way, Sittingbourne (pictured)
Police stopped the lorry in a car park off Mill Way, Sittingbourne (pictured)

The 43-year-old was pulled over yesterday following reports of banging heard coming from inside his vehicle.

The incident happened on the Trinity Trading Estate near Mill Way, Sittingbourne, at around 12.30pm.

A police spokesman said: "We attended and arrested [him] on suspicion of assisting illegal entry into the UK."

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