Moment asylum seeker with no right to work in UK is caught selling sandwiches - and tells police he was doing 'favour' for friend
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This is the moment a brazen asylum seeker with no right to work in the UK was caught red-handed selling sandwiches.
Bodycam footage shows police officers pulling over a man in a white van to make sure his documents were in order.
The man told the officers he was 'delivering sandwiches' but a quick check revealed he was registered with immigration officials and had no right to work in the UK.
'I've just spoken to immigration. You shouldn't be working should you?,' the officers told the man.
The man responded: 'I'm just doing a friend a favour today.'
'Everybody says that,' the officers tell him, before arresting him for immigration offences.
The man was one of 31 people arrested during last month's Operation Lockstream to crackdown on immigration offences across West Mercia.
The operation focused on disrupting criminal activity connected to businesses and sectors vulnerable to exploitation, such as delivery services.
This is the moment a brazen asylum seeker with no right to work in the UK was caught red-handed selling sandwiches
The man told the officers he was 'delivering sandwiches' but a quick check revealed he was registered with immigration officials and had no right to work in the UK
'Everybody says that,' the officers told the man, before arresting him for immigration offences
During the month-long operation officers stopped 104 vehicles, made 31 arrests and seized 26 vehicles.
An estimated £6,800 in fines was issued, while 28 traffic offence reports were given out.
Officers also submitted 18 intelligence reports to support ongoing investigations to help identify and disrupt organised criminal networks.
Detective Sergeant Laura Hutson, from the Serious Organised Crime Unit, said: 'Operation Lockstream demonstrates our ongoing commitment to tackling organised immigration crime and the exploitation that can often sit behind it.
'These offences can have a significant impact on vulnerable people, who are frequently targeted by those seeking to profit from criminal activity.
'The results of this operation, including 31 arrests, 26 vehicle seizures and more than 100 vehicle stops, show the value of proactive enforcement and intelligence-led policing.
'Just as importantly, the intelligence gathered will help us build a clearer picture of organised criminal networks operating in our communities.
'We will continue to work alongside our partners to target those who seek to exploit vulnerable people, disrupt criminal activity and ensure our communities remain safe places to live and work.'
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