·
Nine adults and a child were
detained inside the luxury sports cars today
·
Police believe group are from
Vietnam and were hiding in the car boots
·
Officers stopped the car transporter
in Egham, Surrey, this afternoon
· Adults taken to immigration centre in Dover, Kent, and
child is in custody
A group of ten
suspected illegal immigrants have been arrested after they were found hiding in
the boots of brand new £70,000 Maseratis on their way to a British dealership
from an Italian factory.
Nine adults and a
child, believed to be from Vietnam, were detained in the luxury sports cars,
which were being carried on the back of a car transporter in Egham, Surrey,
this afternoon.
The transporter had
just pulled up outside the Maranello Maserati dealership at 1pm today when
officers swooped on the vehicles.
Police issued
pictures showing shoes, clothing and other possessions inside one of the boots
of the cars, which had protective covers over their bodywork.
The adults were transferred to the UK Visa and Immigration centre in
Dover, Kent, and the child was taken to a custody centre, as a place of safety,
to await assistance from social services
Officers from Surrey
Police confirmed that the driver of the vehicle has not been arrested.
It is not yet clear
when or where the group boarded the cars, said to be Maserati Quattroporte S worth £69,235, and how long they had been hiding inside.
Maseratis can range
from £50,000 to £115,000 for a top of the range model.
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