This is the shocking moment that a group suspected migrants were discovered in the back of an lorry at Heathrow Airport.
Footage shows the group, which includes young children, as they wait for police officers to speak with them.
These scenes were taken as the latest Government figures show that 19,533 people have crossed the channel by boat in 2021, more than twice the 8,410 who arrived last January.
The group of migrants, including young children, are found huddled inside the lorry at Heathrow Airport
After being discovered in the vehicle, officials met with the group.
MailOnline was told by the filmer, who chose not to be named: “It was a shock. That was it.” It was a shock.
“I would guess that some of the children were between three and four years old. That’s what I would gravitate towards.”
MailOnline reached out to the Metropolitan Police and Home Office in order to get their comments.
Last Saturday the number of migrants arriving to the UK surpassed 19,000 when 410 migrants were rescued or intercepted by Border Force in 11 boats.
The day after, 102 people were in three boats to follow suit.
Despite the dangers of crossing the Dover Strait, 294 migrants arrived in 10 boats Monday.
Later, the Home Office claimed that 482 migrants were stopped by French authorities from making the dangerous journey in 17 incidents during the same three-day period.
Border Force used huge boats Valiant, Hurricane and Hurricane to transport migrants into Dover Marina in Kent this week.
Numerous men in orange jackets, winter coats and woolly hats were seen boarding the ship.
Young children, including a seven-year-old girl, were also aboard.
These scenes were revealed as 19533 people have made the 21-mile treacherous trip across the channel by boat.
Officials found the group of nine people huddled in the lorry.
Clandestine Channel Threat Commander Dan O’Mahoney stated that the government is determined to combat the unacceptable rise of Channel crossings. This will be done using every tool available, at every stage of the journey.
“The government’s New Plan for Immigration offers a long-term solution to fix the broken system, deliver the change needed to combat criminal gangs, and prevent more loss of life.”
According to the National Crime Agency (NCA), the most common clandestine routes for migrants to enter the UK by rail, ferry, lorries, or other commercial vehicles are lorries, small boats, commercial shipping containers, or rail.
Organised gangs often smuggle people in hard-sided cars, while more opportunists tend to smuggle in soft sided lorries.
The majority of transport methods put migrants at significant risk.
The NCA states that migrants can be exploited, forced into modern slavery, or turned to crime to help themselves, regardless of their legal method of entry to the UK.