Immigration raids on Lanarkshire businesses

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Lanarkshire businesses were raided this week on suspicion of immigration offences.Community and Divisional Alcohol and Violence Reduction Unit (DAVRU) officers in East Kilbride and Rutherglen executed search warrants at two business premises and a house on Tuesday, April 18.This resulted in the arrest of one man and a large sum of cash being seized.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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We continue to work with law enforcement agencies to tackle illegal immigration in all its forms.”Police Scotland would not comment further on the raids