Humberside Police have charged a man and a woman after officers discovered six people concealed in the back of a lorry on Anderson Road in Goole. The force said it was called to the vehicle at around 18:00 GMT on Tuesday, 18 August 2026, after reports that people believed to have entered the country illegally were inside.
Florin Anghel, 27, who identifies as Italian, and Tita Istrate, 24, who identifies as Romanian, have each been charged with facilitating a breach of UK immigration law by a non-UK national. The six people found in the lorry have separately been detained under immigration legislation.
Where did the discovery take place?
Anderson Road sits in an industrial part of Goole associated with logistics and haulage operations, an area consistent with the kind of freight route where such vehicles are typically stopped, according to industry haulier listings.
How has the account of the charges evolved?
Humberside Police initially said the 27-year-old man was being investigated on suspicion of helping an asylum seeker enter the UK, before later confirming the charge in firmer terms as facilitating a breach of immigration law by a non-UK national, according to an earlier police statement and a subsequent update. The woman's age was given as 24 throughout.
The case follows a series of unrelated prosecutions involving trafficking and immigration offences reported elsewhere in recent weeks, including a case in which a removal firm said suspected migrants cut a hole in a lorry roof to gain entry to a vehicle before it reached Essex from France.
What happens next?
According to the source article, Anghel and Istrate appeared at Hull Magistrates' Court and were remanded in custody to face a further hearing at Hull Crown Court on 17 September 2026. However, a separate local report states the pair were instead expected to appear at Hull Magistrates' Court on Thursday, 20 August 2026, rather than having already appeared, according to a regional newspaper's report. Both accounts agree that the case is next due at Hull Crown Court on 17 September 2026.
Key Facts
- Police attended Anderson Road, Goole, at about 18:00 GMT on Tuesday, 18 August 2026.
- Six people were found in the lorry and detained under immigration legislation.
- Florin Anghel, 27 (identifies as Italian), and Tita Istrate, 24 (identifies as Romanian), face a charge of facilitating a breach of UK immigration law by a non-UK national.
- Reports differ on whether the pair have already appeared at Hull Magistrates' Court or are due there on 20 August 2026.
- The case is next listed for Hull Crown Court on 17 September 2026.
