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| Forty-seven people have been arrested in connection with alleged immigration offences after a series of police raids at restaurants across England. | |
| Searches have been carried out at sites in Manchester, Liverpool, Ellesmere Port, Sheffield and Kent. | Searches have been carried out at sites in Manchester, Liverpool, Ellesmere Port, Sheffield and Kent. |
| The operation, headed by Merseyside Police, also involved the Department for Work and Pensions and the UK Immigration Service. | |
| In total, 10 out of the 14 premises raided, were restaurants. | In total, 10 out of the 14 premises raided, were restaurants. |
| These included the Shere Khan and King Cobra in Rusholme, Greater Manchester. | These included the Shere Khan and King Cobra in Rusholme, Greater Manchester. |
| Two residential and two business addresses were also raided in the Greater Manchester area. | |
| Kent Police said it executed search warrants at premises in the Bluewater shopping centre shortly after 1800 GMT. | |
| Detective Superintendent Steve Moore of Merseyside Police, said the arrests followed "a lengthy investigation into abuse of the immigration system". | |
| He said the inquiry concerned offences under the Immigration Act including allegations of facilitation of illegal immigration. | |
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