21 February 2008

Illegal Aliens at Caernarfon Restaurants

On Wednesday Everyday Takeaway, The Honour and The Thai Emperor restaurants were swooped upon by a Border and Immigration Agency team aided by North Wales police. In all eight Malaysian and Chinese nationals were found working illegally at the premises. They will shortly be removed from the UK and the owner has received a formal written warning.

The swoop was made at the same time as officers checked legal documentation of those present to see if they had the right to work in this country.

At Thai Emperor, a Malaysian and woman in their 30's were arrested and will be removed from the UK as soon as possible.

At the Everyday Takeaway a Malaysian man also in his 30's suffered the same fate.

Caernarfon Online was told there were up to five illegal workers at the Honour Chinese restaurant and all were removed.

Some of the arrested were taken to Caernarfon  Police Station while others were questioned at St Asaph.

Jane Farleigh, regional director of the Border and Immigration Agency in Wales and the South West said: "This successful operation shows that we will find and arrest illegal workers wherever they are in Wales."

She added: "Illegal working hurts good business, undercuts legal workers and law-abiding businesses, creates illegal profits and puts those employed at risk."