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| Bride Handcuffed In Sham Wedding Raid; The 21-year-old Slovak woman and her 36-year-old Afghan groom | |
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| Frankie4Fingers | Oct 25 2010, 11:36 PM Post #1 |
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Bride Handcuffed In Sham Wedding Raid http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Police-Raid-Sham-Wedding-In-Sheffield-Arresting-Slovak-Bride-And-Afghan-Groom/Article/201010415772413?f=rss A bride has been arrested and dragged across a city-centre street in a full-length wedding dress and handcuffs in a police "sham marriage" raid. The 21-year-old Slovak woman and her 36-year-old Afghan groom were reportedly preparing to tie the knot in the Sheffield Town Hall when police and the UK Border Agency swooped on the ceremony. The pair were arrested on Monday morning and led to waiting police vans watched by bemused shoppers. The groom - who was wearing a single-breasted grey suit - is thought to be a failed asylum seeker. Det Sgt Alisdair Duncan, who led the operation, said the raid was a result of a summer of intense UKBA activity against suspected scam marriages, which is starting tp pay off. He said: "The message is that we can disrupt these weddings. There are laws there and we're enforcing them." Asked whether the raids were having an impact, he said: "There were quite a few weddings taking place but these have really tailed off now. So it is having an impact, yes." "We've had so much publicity you wonder why people continue." We do not expect vicars or registrars to be experts in immigration law or spotting forged documents - that's our job. Jeremy Oppenheim, UKBA regional director Jeremy Oppenheim, UKBA regional director for the North-East, Yorkshire and the Humber, said: "We will not tolerate immigration abuse and, once again, our immigration crime teams have shown that they will crack down on those attempting sham marriages." He said the team would now focus on the criminal businesses that profit from organising sham marriages, working closely with reguistras to identify marriage that may not be genuine. "We do not expect vicars or registrars to be experts in immigration law or spotting forged documents - that's our job," said Mr Oppenheim. "But, if they have any suspicions about whether a relationship is genuine, we would urge them to get in touch with us." A UKBA spokesman said 53 sham weddings were disrupted nationwide over the summer, leading to 118 arrests. |
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| Deleted User | Oct 25 2010, 11:42 PM Post #2 |
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it's a pity they don't catch more of them |
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| Deleted User | Oct 26 2010, 12:33 AM Post #3 |
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If she's up for a fine it ought to be 100 x the amount she would have been paid. |
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