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聽In an intelligence-led operation yesterday, officers targeted a mushroom farm near Lancaster.聽皇冠体育app UK Border Agency enforcement team, supported by Lancashire police, found men and women from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal.

Arrests were made for crimes including illegal entry, working in breach of visa conditions and overstaying permission to be in the UK.聽

Although the farm has been cleared of聽employing any illegal workers, investigations continue and will focus on a third party who supplied staff.

Steps are now being taken to remove those workers who were in the country illegally from the UK.

Those who employ illegal workers 鈥榝ace a big fine鈥�

皇冠体育app arrests were part of an ongoing effort to clamp down on illegal immigrants working in Lancashire.

Home Office Immigration Minister Damian Green said, 鈥榃e will not tolerate illegal working in Lancashire or anywhere else - it undercuts British wages and exploits vulnerable workers.

鈥楢nyone in Lancashire who takes on a foreign national without permission to work in the UK is breaking the law, undermining law-abiding businesses and faces a big fine.鈥�

Help for employers

Employers who want information about how to be sure their workers are in the country legally can , or call the helpline (0845 010 6677).

If you suspect illegal workers in聽 your area

Anyone who suspects that illegal workers are being employed at a business in their area should contact on 0800 555 111. All calls are anonymous.