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Immigration officers raided an Indian restaurant and takeaway, arresting a man over an alleged breach of his visa.
A 38-year-old Bangladeshi man was arrested when the team descended on Meridian Spice in Rainham High Street.
He had been working at the restaurant but was detained for overstaying his visa and not having permission to work in the UK.
He is pending removal from the UK, a Home Office spokesman confirmed.
The restaurant was severed with a civil penalty referral notice.
The notice means the business could face a financial penalty of up to £20,000 unless the restaurant shows that the appropriate right-to-work checks were carried out.
This could include seeing a passport or Home Office document confirming permission to work.
The raid happened on Thursday at around 8.30pm.
