On Thursday 8 December 2011 at Tuk Tuk Thai noodle bar at Queensway, Bays water , London " officers have arrested 7 staff members found working illegally at the bar.
Arrested 5 Chinese men and 2 Malaysian women aged between 21 and 48, of which 5 had entered the country illegally and 2 had overstayed their visas.
Six of the 7 are currently in immigration detention while they takes steps to remove them from the country at the earliest possible opportunity. A 34-year-old Chinese male must regularly report to appropriate authorities.
The owner of the restaurant was given a penalty notice warning he could face a fine of up to £10,000 for each illegal worker arrested, unless he can prove that the correct right-to-work checks were carried out.
Marie Babaoglu, head, north central London local immigration team, UK Border Agency said:
'It is the legal responsibility of all businesses to check their employees have the right to work in the UK.
'Where we find people who are in the UK illegally, we will seek to remove them. But we also want to send out a strong message to employers: more raids like this are planned.'
Every year, we impose civil penalties on thousands of companies which fail to carry out proper right-to-work checks on staff.
Employers unsure of the steps they need to take to avoid employing illegal workers can visit the preventing illegal working section of this website or they can call the UK Border Agency's employers helpline on 0300 123 4699.
Anyone who suspects that illegal workers are being employed at a business can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.