Latest News: Enforcing the law
20 November 2009 Stowaways found in a lorry load of fabric softener
UK Border Agency officers based in Calais have foiled an attempt by eight stowaways to enter the UK by hiding in a lorry load of fabric softener heading for the North East.
19 November 2009 Nine arrests after Thurrock immigration operation
Six immigration offenders have been removed from the UK and three more will be following them after an illegal working operation in Thurrock, Essex.
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17 November 2009 Four plead guilty over sham marriage scam
A man who tried to sell his sister into a sham marriage was among four people who today admitted their part in a scam to help Chinese immigrants to stay in the United Kingdom illegally.
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17 November 2009 Hertfordshire holidaymaker charged with drug smuggling attempt at Heathrow
A Hertfordshire man has been charged with attempting to smuggle approximately seven kilos of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £280,000, into the United Kingdom through Heathrow Airport.
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16 November 2009 Potential fines of £50,000 for two Ipswich businesses
Two Ipswich takeaways are facing potentially heavy fines after the UK Border Agency caught them employing illegal workers.
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16 November 2009 Suspected labour trafficker arrested in Black Country
Officers from the UK Border Agency and Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) swooped at 0600 on a house in Brierley Hill on Wednesday 11 November and arrested a Romanian man.
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16 November 2009 Golden Flower faces a £30,000 fine after illegal workers found
Three Chinese employees of the Golden Flower Chinese takeaway in Shotley Bridge, County Durham were arrested last week by officers from the UK Border Agency on suspicion of illegal working.
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16 November 2009 Illegal workers found in Tam's cantonese restaurant
Tam's Cantonese Cuisine restaurant in Cross Hills was targeted in an intelligence-led illegal working operation on Thursday 12 November by UK Border Agency officers.
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16 November 2009 Restaurant caught for the second time
A Luton restaurant fined once already for employing illegal workers is facing the prospect of another substantial penalty.
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13 November 2009 Twenty-three illegal workers arrested in Ardwick
UK Border Agency officers have arrested 23 illegal workers at a building in Ardwick following an operation as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal working.
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