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Five remanded in custody after immigration swoop
THREE men and two women appeared at Grays Magistrates' Court charged with fraud and immigration offences.
They were arrested following an operation on Wednesday, March 26 led by the Border and Immigration Agency supported by Essex Police.
In total 11 people were arrested in the raids organised to clamp down on illegal immigrants and workers.
Five of those arrested appeared at Grays Magistrates' Court today.
John Owusho, 32, a supermarket worker of Moore Avenue, Grays appeared charged with possessing identity documents with intent and obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.
Mr Owushu was remanded in custody and will reappear at Basildon Crown Court for a plea and direction hearing on May 30.
Lawrence Sado, 34, of Ambleside in Purfleet appeared charged with fraud by false representation and an immigration offence of using deceptive means to avoid enforcement action.
He pleaded guilty to both offences and was remanded in custody.
He will reappear at Basildon Crown Court for sentencing on April 21.
Sunday Ogunleye, 45, of Cromwell Road, Grays, appeared charged on three counts of possessing a false, or improperly obtaining another's identity document, possession of a national insurance card to be used in fraud and the immigration offence of using deceptive means to avoid enforcement action.
Mr Ogunleye, pleaded guilty on all charges, was remanded in custody and will reappear at Basildon Crown Court for Sentencing on April 21.
Miria Cabral, 30, a carer of Cromwell Road, Grays appeared on charges of possessing identity documents with intent, fraud by false representation and the immigration offence of using deceptive means to avoid enforcement action.
Miss Cabral was remanded in custody and will reappear at Basildon Crown Court for a plea and case management hearing on May 30.
Abiola Adebule, 38, an assistant hairdresser from Wallace Road, Grays appeared on charges of possessing identity documents with intent.
She was remanded in custody and will reappear for a plea and case management hearing at Basildon Crown Court on May 30.
Two men aged 49 and 29 from Grays remain in custody for questioning.
A 27-year-old man from Tilbury and a 22-year-old woman from Westcliff have been released on police bail pending further enquiries until April 25.
A 30-year-old woman from Grays has been released on police bail pending further enquiries until May 13.
A 42-year-old woman from Grays has been released without charge.
4:09pm Thursday 27th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: Rubber Gloves, Stanford-le-Hope on 5:50pm Thu 27 Mar 08
There is only one thing to be done in cases like this - send them back to their country of orgin (the australians do it all the time) maybe we should take a leaf out of their book.
There is only one thing to be done in cases like this - send them back to their country of orgin (the australians do it all the time) maybe we should take a leaf out of their book.
Posted by: EP, Omnipresent on 8:51pm Thu 27 Mar 08
I totally agree, its no wonder so many people are moving so as to get away from these type of people. They are a plague on our nation.
I totally agree, its no wonder so many people are moving so as to get away from these type of people. They are a plague on our nation.
Posted by: Thurrock Voice of Reason, Grays on 8:31am Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Rubber Gloves[/bold] wrote:
There is only one thing to be done in cases like this - send them back to their country of orgin (the australians do it all the time) maybe we should take a leaf out of their book.[/quote] You're dead right the Aussies dont just send them back they take their businesses and property sell it to pay for the tickets! They also have effective border control and a federal police force to help with enforcement. So seeing they are an Island about 5 times the size of the UK if they can do it why can't we?
Rubber Gloves wrote:
There is only one thing to be done in cases like this - send them back to their country of orgin (the australians do it all the time) maybe we should take a leaf out of their book.
You're dead right the Aussies dont just send them back they take their businesses and property sell it to pay for the tickets! They also have effective border control and a federal police force to help with enforcement. So seeing they are an Island about 5 times the size of the UK if they can do it why can't we?
Posted by: EP, Omnipresent on 10:13am Fri 28 Mar 08
Trouble is that the Aussies have just voted in a left wing government so they will be in the same boat as us in a few years. Sold out by Lefties just like us.
Trouble is that the Aussies have just voted in a left wing government so they will be in the same boat as us in a few years. Sold out by Lefties just like us.
Posted by: Lozza, Thurrock on 12:16pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Amazing that one of these was dismissed from where I work 9 months ago for being an illegal immigrant, and the immigration officers were aware, why wasnt he deported then?
Amazing that one of these was dismissed from where I work 9 months ago for being an illegal immigrant, and the immigration officers were aware, why wasnt he deported then?
Posted by: Sue on 4:21pm Fri 28 Mar 08
This is extremely worrying - this is going on under our noses and these people are basically taking the p*** out of us! we allow them to come and live in our country and this is how we're re-paid. All of those involved (IF from another country in the 1st place) SHOULD be deported as a lesson to others. I have NO objection to immigrants living here if they are honest, hard working people - good luck to them - but those who abuse us... well they need to go!
This is extremely worrying - this is going on under our noses and these people are basically taking the p*** out of us! we allow them to come and live in our country and this is how we're re-paid. All of those involved (IF from another country in the 1st place) SHOULD be deported as a lesson to others. I have NO objection to immigrants living here if they are honest, hard working people - good luck to them - but those who abuse us... well they need to go!
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