Five Afghan men were found hiding in the back of a refrigerated lorry  after travelling 200 miles across Britain. It is thought the migrants had climbed into the British-registered truck in Belgium before crossing the channel and entering the UK illegally. Police sniffer dogs were used to find them after officers opened the truck's back doors on the A40 near Churcham, Gloucestershire. A group of Afghan men discovered crammed in a refrigerated lorry in Gloucestershire are removed by police . Photos taken by officers show the tiny space the men had climbed into between crates in the packed trailer of the HGV. Gloucestershire police tweeted photos of the moment the men were brought out of the lorry this morning. They tweeted: '[Police dog] Max & his handler assisting on the A40 at Churcham. 5 stowaways on board from Afghanistan. '1 of the 5 men from the refrigerated HGV on the A40 at Churcham. Possibly climbed in in Belgium.' The men were found a week after an illegal camp of migrants was cleared in Calais, the French port closest to Britain. It is believed the men boarded the lorry in Belgium before crossing the channel and travelling across Britain . Sniffer dog Max  helped find the men, who had wrapped themselves up in hats and scalves in the cold . Around 200 people were thought to have been living in a sports hall but were told to move on or face arrest by French authorities. The port's outspoken mayor has already blamed Britain's benefits system for attracting the migrants, thousands of whom have massed in Calais waiting for an opportunity to sneak into lorries, cars or caravans and enter Britain. Eleven suspected illegal immigrants were arrested last week after they were seen clinging to a moving lorry last week. The group, believed to be from Syria, were arrested on the M20 motorway near Folkestone, Kent, on suspicion of illegal entry into Britain after they were seen riding on top of the vehicle by a fellow driver. It is the latest in a series of similar incidents after French authorities began dealing with huge numbers of migrants who have set up camp in Calais and are desperate to reach Britain .
Truck stopped by police this morning after travelling 200m across the UK . Police sniffer dog team found five men hiding in tiny space inside . It is thought they had climbed on board in Belgium before entering Britain . Comes days after illegal camp in Calais, France was closed down .