A Sundon Park food distributor faces fines of up to £110,000 after 11 workers were arrested by immigration officers.
A Home Office immigration enforcement operation found that MS Foods Ltd, on Camford Way, employed 11 immigration offenders from Pakistan aged from 25 to 42.
Seven of the men had overstayed their visas and the remaining four were working in breach of their visa conditions.
Eight were taken in to immigration detention pending their removal from the UK, the others have been released on immigration bail while the Home Office works to return them to Pakistan.
The company now faces financial penalties of up to £10,000 for each of the illegal workers unless the owner can demonstrate that appropriate pre-employment checks were carried out, such as seeing a passport or Home Office document.
Dominique Newbury, from Home Office Immigration Enforcement, said: “Whatever the size of the business, if we have information to suggest it is employing illegal workers we will take action. With potential fines of up to £10,000 per illegal worker the financial hit to a company can be substantial.”
Anyone with information about suspected immigration abuse can contact https://www.gov.uk/report-immigration-crime or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.