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| The surprise raids happened at night, as this photo from Immigration shows |
A total of six people – four suspected illegal workers and two employers – were arrested in four days of territory-wide operations carried out by the Immigration Department from Monday to Thursday, Mar 4 to 7.
Nine locations were targeted in the operation, which resulted in the arrest of the four suspected illegal workers comprising four men, aged 28 to 37. All hold recognizance forms, which prohibit them from taking employment.
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Arrested with them were two men, aged 41 and 43, who are suspected of hiring the illegal workers.
Among the premises raided were a factory, locations including a factory, warehouses, restaurants and a vegetable transfer station. The Immigration statement did not indicate where the suspects were found.
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Immigration reiterated that taking up illegal work while on a visitor visa is a serious offence, for which the maximum penalty is a fine of $50,000 and up to two years' imprisonment.
The prescribed maximum prison term goes up to three years if the offender is an illegal immigrant, a person who is subject to a removal or deportation order, an overstayer or a person who was refused permission to land.
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Employers of illegal workers are punished more severely, with the maximum fine that could be imposed going up to $500,000 and imprisonment of up to 10 years.
The courts have also prescribed immediate custodial sentence for offenders.
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