By Daniel Norton
A northwest London scaffolding firm could be fined £80,000 after the conpany was raided by officers from the UK Border Agency arresting eight of it’s workers.
The employees of Desi Scaffolding which is based in Alperton are all Indian nationals. Out of the nine workers at the site, four were arrested for entering the UK illegally and four were held for being in the country illegally having overstayed their visas.
Seven of the eight are now in detention and awaiting their removal from the UK, while the eighth was granted immigration bail while the UK Border Agency processes his case.
The firm could face a fine of up to £10,000 per illegal worker.
Alex Legg, chief immigration officer who led the operation said: “Those who fail to carry out the legally required checks on staff and choose to break the law should know that we are out there looking for them and they will face heavy fines.”
