Three suspected illegal workers have been arrested in Newry, Co Down.
Two Indians and one Bangladeshi man were detained following a house search in the town.
The two Indians had overstayed their visit visas and were arrested as they tried to escape through the back garden of the house. The Bangladeshi man had a fraudulently obtained UK passport.
Mike Golden, Assistant Director of the UK Border Agency in Scotland and Northern Ireland, said:
"These arrests are part of an ongoing clampdown on illegal working in Northern Ireland to reduce the attractiveness of the UK to illegal immigrants.
"Anyone in the region 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."
The three men were detained at Banbridge police station, Co Down, for further enquiries.
The UK Border Agency said it will seek to remove them from the UK as soon as possible.
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