BORDER Agency officials have arrested five staff at a Chinese restaurant in Wallingford for working illegally in the UK.

Acting on intelligence, UK Border Agency officers visited the Bejing Diner in St Mary’s Street at about 6.30pm on Wednesday.

Agency spokesman Adam Edwards said three men from Malaysia and two Chinese women were arrested for a variety of immigration offences. All five are now in detention and are awaiting their removal from the UK.

No-one from the Beijing Diner was available for comment.

Employers unsure of steps they need to take to avoid employing illegal workers can visit the ukba.homeoffice.

gov.uk/advice-for-employers website.

Alternatively, call the UK Border Agency’s employers helpline on 0300 123 4699.