Latest News: North East Yorkshire and Humber
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.
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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9 November 2009 Not such lucky stars - three illegal workers caught
Three people were found working illegally in the Wakefield area on the 1 November 2009 in operations by the UK Border Agency.
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4 November 2009 Cigarette smugglers stopped by border force officers
One and a half million cigarettes were seized in a single haul by UK Border Agency officers.
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26 October 2009 Sheffield biometrics go mobile
The UK Border Agency has introduced a mobile service for migrants in the United Kingdom who need to enrol their biometrics with us.
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22 October 2009 Cigarette smuggler's plans go up in smoke
Almost 80,000 cigarettes were confiscated by UK Border Agency officers in two separate seizures at Tyneside Commission Quay, North Shields.
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19 October 2009 Smugglers found guilty
Two people were found guilty on Friday 16 August of attempting to smuggle four Indian nationals into the United Kingdom.
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7 October 2009 Suspected international benefit fraud in Newcastle
A suspected £750,000 benefit scam operating out of the Newcastle area has today (Wednesday 7 October) been uncovered in a UK Border Agency led operation with Northumbria police.
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14 September 2009 UK Border Agency closes 'massage parlour' in Leeds
Four people have been arrested and a massage parlour, believed to be a brothel, shut down in a coordinated operation at several addresses across Leeds by officers from the UK Border Agency.
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