Saturday, 13 February 2010

A selection of recent media reports

Immigrant jailed over drug farm
AN illegal immigrant who tended plants at a £95,000 cannabis farm has been...
The Shields Gazette (12-Feb-2010)

Nelson man conspired to traffic people out of UK
A MAN has appeared in court accused of being part of a plot to traffic people out of the country. Ghulam Abbas, 39, of Nelson, was arrested as part of an operation to stop the illegal trafficking of people through the UK and French...
Burnley Citizen (12-Feb-2010)

Man arrested after cannabis factory raid
A SUSPECTED illegal immigrant was arrested this morning after police uncovered a cannabis factory at a house in Crewkerne. Between 200 and 300 cannabis plants were seized during a raid on a property in Hermitage Street at...
Chard & Ilminster News (12-Feb-2010)

£2 million in compensation to immigrants held illegally
ILLEGALLY detained immigrants received more than £2 million in compensation from the government, new figures reveal. Law firms said the money was paid to 121 individuals an average of more than £16,000 each but the survey only covered a handful of law firms, suggesting the real total could be much...
The Scotsman (12-Feb-2010)

Fined twice for employing illegal workers
A Tiverton restaurant has been fined GBP17,500 for employing illegal workers, only months after being fined GBP15,000 for the same offence. Our officers visited the Golden Panda, 18 Newport Street, on 20 October 2009 after receiving intelligence that illegal workers were employed...
M2 (12-Feb-2010)

Government decision forces Croydon Council to reassess budget plans
By Ian Austen ian.austen@essnmedia.co.uk Setting next year's council tax rise has been thrown into turmoil as finance chiefs continue to grapple with outside pressures on the...
ThisisCroydonToday.co.uk (12-Feb-2010)

ASYLUM SEEKERS GET MILLIONS IN COMPENSATION
ASYLUM seekers wrongfully locked up in detention centres have been paid millions of pounds in compensation, it was revealed...
Daily Express (12-Feb-2010)

OUTRAGE AT £11M TRANSLATION BILL
TRANSLATING council documents into as many as 120 languages is being offered by town halls across Britain as a result of mass immigration under Labour, figures revealed last...
Daily Express (12-Feb-2010)

MIGRANTS WIN £2M
MIGRANTS wrongfully detained by officials at Britain s airports and ports have won millions in compensation, it was revealed yesterday. Figures uncovered by the BBC show payouts of more than £2million over the past three years to 121 individuals an average of £16,000...
Daily Star (12-Feb-2010)