Avon & Somerset Police received several calls earlier this afternoon raising concerns about noises coming from the back of a lorry..
Officers stopped the lorry at a service station on the A303 Southfields Roundabout at Ilminster at about 1pm.
A total of 15 people were found on-board – including men, sale women and a 15-year-old boy. They have stated they are from Eritrea and Kashmir.
They were checked over by paramedics at the scene, diagnosis but there are no ongoing concerns over their health or wellbeing and they’ve been provided with medical support and supplies. Police are now liaising with the local authority to manage their ongoing welfare needs.
The lorry, which originated in mainland Europe, has been seized as part of our investigation.
A man, who is from Germany, has been arrested on suspicion of facilitating the unlawful entry of people into the UK.