Immigration arrest made in rural Oxfordshire off A420

Police officers were out on patrol on Tuesday evening, May 19 when they stopped a black Vauxhall Zafira.

Thames Valley Police say this was a routine stop, but that a man inside the Zafira was arrested for “immigration offences”.

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No further detail about the arrest was given, such as where he is from or what the offence was.

A police spokesman said on Tuesday night: “Our officers are patrolling across the Thames Valley tonight.

“Earlier PcBowers arrested a male for immigration offences following checks during a routine traffic stop in Buckland near Faringdon.”

Earlier this month police arrested a boy on immigration offences in Abingdon having caught him riding uninsured on an electric scooter.

And in April, two immigration overstaying learners were arrested by police after traffic stop near Oxford.

A Vauxhall was being driven badly so was pulled over, with checks showing the male driver was uninsured and driving under a provision licence. He was reported for the offences.

The passenger, who was the keeper of the vehicle, had let his friend drive so he come have some beers, according to the police. He too only had a provisional licence.

The pair were arrested and taken to custody after further checks showed they were immigration overstayers.