UK: illegal entry arrests rise by 25% read more at here www.spinonews.com/index.php/item/732-uk-illegal-entry-arrests-rise-by-25

Statistics released under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act showed there were 7,709 arrests in 2013, 7,913 in 2014 and 9,621 in 2015 when many countries in Europe were struggling to deal with the refugee crisis.

The first five months of 2016 saw 2,619 arrests in the UK for illegal entry, bringing the total since 2013 to 27,862.

The figures have highlighted the increasing burden placed on police by suspected illegal immigrants who have slipped through border controls unnoticed.

Many of those arrested were found at motorway service stations and truck stops, having hidden in Trucks.

Data from 39 forces showed nearly a 25% rise in arrests from 2013 to 2015. London came highest with 6,834 arrests, followed by Thames Valley and Kent.

But the number does not include people arrested for staying longer in the country than their visa entitles them to, or those detained at ports and airports who are dealt with by Border Force staff.

 

Of course the numbers don't include those detained by Border Force staff at ports and airports, nor illegal entrants who've managed to stay under the radar.

But they do highlight the increasing burden on police presented by those who've slipped through border controls unnoticed.