Recent Immigration-Related Arrests in Leicester
Immigration issues have recently returned to the forefront of the British legal scene, as two major immigration-related events made headlines in several British newspapers. The two occurrences prove the efficiency of local police, as well as the fact that the legal and criminal apprehension system can work in perfect conjunction. One situation involves thirty-seven year-old Polish citizen Slawomir Jasiecki, previously convicted for drug trafficking back in his native Poland. The second incident relates to a sham marriage, discovered in early December. There were three citizens arrested in the latter case: thirty-seven year old Suchinsth Kayasth, thirty-four year-old Meena Tailor (both of Indian ethnics) and Errol Kincarr, a thirty-two year-old British citizen.
The Polish Connection
Local Police officers from Leicester and officers from the UK Border Agency collaborated, in order to apprehend Slawomir Jasiecki. The convicted criminal was tracked down and located in hiding at his home in Anstey Lane. He was arrested on October 7, 2011. Polish tribunals had already tried and convicted the man for trafficking illegal substances, with a European Arrest Warrant previously issued in the man’s name. The arrest warrant prompted a long and strenuous search for the convicted criminal across Europe. Upon apprehending and arresting the man, police officers discovered the man had forged Lithuanian identity documents to conceal his actual country of origin. The documents were found at the Anstey Lane property, yet it is unclear to what extent or to what ends they had been used. Jasiecki appeared in court on October 8, 2011. He was bailed and subsequently extradited from the United Kingdom on October 18, 2011. Sergeant Pete Copple, who works for the Leicestershire criminal and financial immigration team, told the press that the police want to make sure that criminals understand they cannot simply use Leicestershire as a hide-out. According to Copple, all “foreign criminals, fraudsters” and those involved in sham marriages must face the consequences of their criminal actions in their homelands. Copple then went on to argue in favor of the importance of intelligence to the success of any police operation. The officer called on all citizens who hold or think they might hold relevant information pertaining to immigration-relate crime to contact the fully anonymous, free Crimestoppers phone service.
Bollywood-Like Drama
The arrest involving the two Indian ethnics and one British citizen has a long and complex back story. Essentially, it all started on the day Kayasth married Tailor in India, in early 2006. Kincarr was their marriage witness. Kayasth applied for an entry visa to the United Kingdom twice—he was first turned down, but his application was eventually accepted in 2007. It all got complicated when Tailor had a baby with Kincarr in 2008. This, however, did not stop Kayasth to apply for a permanent visa in 2009, when he argued he was still in a relationship with the woman. This actually prompted the investigation, which led to the discovery of the sham marriage.
Legal Assistance
Immigrants who are in need of legal assistance are also provided for. If you need solicitors Leicester, as well as most other areas in Britain, will put a wide range of options at your disposal. Most good firms provide the whole range of options, from property and personal injury to employment and family law.
December 21, 2011