Five more illegal workers have been arrested during a raid on a Fife takeaway.
The latest Home Office swoop on a Glenrothes eaterie comes only a week after eight illegal immigrants were caught in branches of K and K Fish Bars in Methil, Kirkcaldy and Leslie.
There, the owner was warned he could be fined up to £20,000 for each illegal worker found unless he could demonstrate he carried out checks to see if they had the appropriate right to work documents.
The latest immigration offenders were caught during Home Office Immigration Enforcement action in Fife on Thursday.
Officers visited the Taj Mahal, in Glenrothes’s Woodside Road at about 7.30pm.
They spoke to staff at the business to establish whether they had the right to be living and working in the UK.
As a result five Indian men, aged 24, 25, 28, 31 and 51, were arrested for various immigration offences.
Two have been detained while steps are taken to remove them from the country. Three were released while their cases are progressed they will continue to report to the Home Office during this time.
Again, the owner of the businesses will be issued with a notice warning that a financial penalty of up to £20,000 per illegal worker found will be imposed unless he can prove the correct right to work document checks were carried out, such as seeing a passport or a Home Office document.
This means he could be facing a massive £100,000 fine.
Stephen Roarty, from Home Office Immigration Enforcement, said: “Illegal working undercuts honest employers, defrauds the public purse and cheats legitimate job hunters out of employment opportunities.
“We are happy to work with employers to explain the simple checks that need to be carried out to establish a person’s right to work in the UK.
“The message to those who choose to ignore the rules is clear. We will find you and you will face a heavy financial penalty.”
He asked anyone with specific and detailed information about suspected illegal working to get in touch at www.gov.uk/report-immigration-crime or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.