36 Indian arrested in UK

London. 36 Indian nationals have been arrested for working illegally in West London’s Southall Area.
A spokesperson of UK Border Agency said that acting on intelligence input, and with assistance from the Metropolitan Police, the agency on Tuesday targeted individuals who gather daily in the King Street area of Southall looking for casual labour. He said officers moved into the area at around 7.30am to carry out immigration checks on individuals to establish whether they were entitled to live and work in the UK or not.
Immigration officials moved into the area at around 0730 on Tuesday carrying out immigration checks on individuals to see if they were entitled to live and work in the UK.
sixteen of whom had overstayed their visas, including several students, the sources added.
Thirty-four of the 36 arrested are currently in immigration detention awaiting removal from the country. Two have been released on immigration bail.
One of those arrested for immigration offences – a 26-year-old Indian man – is wanted by police on suspicion of money laundering and is now in police custody. Cash was also seized from his home address though officials did not specify the amount.