FIVE men were arrested after immigration officers targeted illegal working at businesses in Newtown and Welshpool.
A team from the Border and Immigration Agency surrounded Welshpool Kebab House, on Severn Street, Welshpool, on Sunday, March 16, after receiving intelligence about potential illegal workers there.
Officers checked the documents of staff and arr
ested two Turkish failed asylum seekers aged 18 and 28 who were working illegally at the takeaway.
The pair were taken to Brecon Police Station for further questioning. They remain in immigration detention and are due to be removed from the UK in the coming weeks.
Officers then went to the Gulshan restaurant, in Broad Street, Newtown, where three Bangladeshi men, aged 28, 28 and 36, were arrested for illegal working.
They were taken to Brecon Police Station for questioning and the Border and Immigration Agency is taking steps to remove them from the UK as soon as possible.
In both cases, the owners of the businesses were given a warning for employing illegal workers and could face prosecution or future visits from immigration officers.
Jane Farleigh, regional director of the Border and Immigration Agency in Wales and the South West, said: "My officers are visiting premises the length and breadth of Wales and will put a stop to illegal working wherever we find it.
Employers unsure of steps they need to take to avoid employing illegal workers can visit www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/employingmigrants or call the Border and Immigration Agency Employers Helpline (0845 010 6677).
Anyone who suspects that illegal workers are being employed at a business in Wales can contact the Border and Immigration Agency on 029 2092 4727.
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