SEVEN people have been arrested after an immigration raid on a Winchester restaurant.
The Border and Immigration Agency, acting on intelligence, raided the Charles House Chinese restaurant on Eastgate Street.
Six officers wearing stab vests sealed all the exits to prevent staff from escaping.
Three Malaysian male waiters were arrested along with four Chinese kitchen workers, three women and one man.
Two people have already been deported. Steps are now being taken to remove the other five arrested in Sunday's raid as soon as possible.
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