German lorry driver Erich Kurt Lange, 47, was due to appear before North Wiltshire magistrates in Chippenham today (Monday) charged with aiding the illegal entry of 46 Tamils into the UK on Friday.
The Tamils were seen getting out of a Ford Iveco lorry just west of Salisbury after coming into the country from France via Portsmouth ferry port.
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