Immigration offence arrest - and more than 100 untaxed vehicles stopped - during police operation near Peterborough
Three arrests were made – including for immigration offences – during an operation to tackle criminals on rural roads near Peterborough.
On Tuesday (July 7), officers from Cambridgeshire Police’s Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) and Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) worked on the outskirts of Sawtry as part of Operation Chambers - our multi-agency days of action aimed at disrupting criminality on our rural road networks.
Remarkably, more than 100 drivers have been reported for having an untaxed vehicle following the operation.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “These operations aren’t just about traffic offences. They’re about identifying stolen property, tackling organised crime, protecting legitimate businesses, and making our roads safer. By bringing together specialist agencies including Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Environment Agency, the National Rural Crime Unit National Police Chiefs' Council, UK Border Force Home Office, and Datatag ID Limited, we can deal with a wide range of offending in one operation.”
What police uncovered on day of action
31 vehicles, people and items of property stopped
3 arrests for immigration offences, criminal damage and a court warrant
1 stolen Timberwolf wood chipper recovered
3 vehicles seized for use in an immigration offence, no licence and no insurance
1 stolen motorbike recovered less than six hours after it was stolen
109 untaxed vehicles reported to the DVLA
1 driver dealt with for having no waste carrier licence
14 traffic offences identified, including dangerous vehicle conditions, no MOT, overweight vehicles and unsafe loads
15 vehicles checked for illegal use of red diesel