Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Last week Thames Valley Police carried out a number of operations at service stations across the Force.
The operations carried out with Border Force, Immigration Enforcement, and Hampshire Constabulary, were aimed at raising awareness to HGV drivers about people smuggling and how lorries being driven from ports into the UK may be targeted by organised criminals looking to smuggle people into the UK.
Operations were carried out at Newport Pagnell, Chieveley, Waterstock, Beaconsfield and Reading services.
Overall throughout the days officers engaged with 275 hauliers. Of that number, 225 of the lorries were searched, and 50 others were given advice on the dangers of smuggling people and the consequences for hauliers if people are found in the back of their lorries.
More info: thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2021/march/08-03-2021/operation-to-raise-awareness-of-people-smuggling--thames-valley/?fbclid=IwAR2UTnOhiCXGEravHRLV2ohK0rXHkFGxJCAhTZZPX3hV5Axvw7Pbfr20Ef8
Last week Thames Valley Police carried out a number of operations at service stations across the Force.
The operations carried out with Border Force, Immigration Enforcement, and Hampshire Constabulary, were aimed at raising awareness to HGV drivers about people smuggling and how lorries being driven from ports into the UK may be targeted by organised criminals looking to smuggle people into the UK.
Operations were carried out at Newport Pagnell, Chieveley, Waterstock, Beaconsfield and Reading services.
Overall throughout the days officers engaged with 275 hauliers. Of that number, 225 of the lorries were searched, and 50 others were given advice on the dangers of smuggling people and the consequences for hauliers if people are found in the back of their lorries.
More info: thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2021/march/08-03-2021/operation-to-raise-awareness-of-people-smuggling--thames-valley/?fbclid=IwAR2UTnOhiCXGEravHRLV2ohK0rXHkFGxJCAhTZZPX3hV5Axvw7Pbfr20Ef8
