Three suspected illegal immigrants found walking on M6

Three suspected illegal immigrants were arrested after being found walking along the M6 in Staffordshire - while another two were detained off the M5.

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They were seen by police walking on the hard shoulder near Hilton Park Services on the northbound carriageway at about 3.30am today.

The three men were arrested and are now being dealt with by the UK Border Agency.

And two men, aged 26 and 28, were stopped in Hollyhead Road off Junction 1 of the M5 for West Bromwich at about 6.30am.

They were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after it was believed their permission to work in this country had expired.