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Four
Arrested In Curry House Raid
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Four
illegal workers were arrested after immigration officials raided a
curry house it was recently reported.
The four men,
all from Bangladesh, were arrested after being found working
illegally at Cinnamon Indian Cuisine on Keynsham High Street.Officers
from the Border and Immigration Agency (BIA) carried out an
intelligence-led operation targeting the Indian restaurant on
Wednesday, August 15.
The men were
all detained and taken to Trinity Road police station in Bristol, for
questioning. They have since been released but have to report to the
police on a regular basis while their case is dealt with by the BIA.
Following the
raid, the restaurant has been handed a formal written warning which
cautions them about employing illegal immigrants.
The BIA said
it was not linking the raid to an incident in July when 30 illegal
immigrants were seen jumping out of a lorry at traffic lights in Widcombe.
BIA regional
director for Wales and the South West, Jane Farleigh, said illegal
working in the region would not be tolerated.
Speaking after
the Keynsham raid, she said: "This is an example of the
regular operations carried out across the region by my officers to
tackle illegal working.
"Illegal
working hurts good business, undercuts legal workers, creates
illegal profits and puts those employed at risk.
"We
are committed to detecting people working illegally and our teams are
focused on gathering intelligence and acting on it to ensure the UK's
laws are not abused."
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