Two boats carrying suspected illegal immigrants have been intercepted as they attempted to cross the English Channel to Dover.
Border Force was alerted to the boats at around 06:00 GMT and intercepted them, officials collected the people from onboard the boats.
A total of fourteen men were taken from the first boat and thirteen men and one woman from the second vessel.
The Home Office claims all 28 people have been taken to Dover where they were assessed medically and handed over to immigration officials.
This is believed to be the first known successful border crossing since the beginning of February.
In total 274 people have been picked up by the Border Force this year alone.
Tony Eastaugh, Home Office Director for Crime & Enforcement, said: “One of the highest priorities for law enforcement in the UK will always be to protect the lives of vulnerable people and arrest and dismantle the organised crime gangs who are prepared to gamble with the lives of others.
“And that priority is equally reflected by the French and Belgians.
“Since we intensified our work against people smugglers 16 months ago, the courts have convicted 110 offenders and sentenced them to over 350 years of imprisonment.”
A Home Office official said they had no details about the nationality of the suspected illegal migrants.
Officers were pictured in white forensic-style suits with Border Force vests, however, they insisted it was not Border Force policy to wear these paper suits in relation to Covid-19 and that the suits do not provide protection against the virus.
In other news, Bedfordshire Police have confirmed that four migrants that were found to have been exhibiting symptoms of coronavirus while in custody in Bedford have tested negative for the deadly virus.
Sixteen people were found in a lorry in an industrial estate in Biggleswade on Thursday, February 27.
While in custody, four of them showed signs of coronavirus and were put into isolation in local accommodation.
Parts of Bedfordshire Police’s HQ were closed off to be deep cleaned yesterday as a further precaution.
The police force has now confirmed that four migrants have been screened for COVID-19 and all the results are negative.
They have now been handed over to immigration officials.
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