Police have charged four men following a police incident that culminated in 29 Vietnamese being located in a van on the M5.
Officers were called to Newlyn early on Friday morning, following reports that a group of people were seen getting into the back of a van from a boat.
The van and another vehicle were stopped by officers on the M5 near J28 just after 9am in which 29 men women and children were located, all believed to be Vietnamese; Police and partners continue to take care of those located in the van.
Following this, police have now charged the following four men in connection to this incident.
Frank Walling aged 72 from Colne, Lancashire
Glen Martin Bennett aged 55, from Burnley
Jon Ransom aged 63, from Kent
Keith Royston Plummer aged 62, from Sheerness
All four have been charged with the following offences:
S.2 Modern Slavery Act – Human Trafficking
S.25 Immigration Act – Assisting unlawful immigration to a member state
They have all been remanded in custody and will be appearing at Truro Magistrates Court on 15th April.
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