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Hampshire police crackdown on immigration crime across South HAMPSHIRE police have stopped 200 lorries and enforced over £70,000 worth of fines in an effort to tackle organised immigration crime. Between March 1 and March 5, specialist teams from Hampshire police have been working with Border Force, Immigration Enforcement, Bedfordshire Police and Thames Valley Police in and outside of Hampshire to raise awareness of immigration crime. Over the five days of targeted action, police worked to disrupt organised crime gangs, encourage hauliers to implement better security and identify and protect those found to be trafficked. A total of 200 lorries were stopped as a result, over £70,000 of fines were dealt out and one lorry was seized as the driver refused to pay the fine. ....
JPIMedia Investigations Logo. ‘More often than not those involved in organising forced labour or exploitation are involved in other crime. Many subjects are charged with other offences that we can prove and take through to court in order to disrupt their modern slavery activity. ‘When criminal charges are not a route we can pursue, we work with partners to identify those who may be organising forced labour at car washes and fast food settings and highlight other areas of their business that require intervention, like environmental health or the Health and Safety Executive.’ The 2015 Modern Slavery Act consolidated and simplified existing exploitation and trafficking offences under one umbrella offence, increasing the maximum penalty to life imprisonment. ....