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Eight people were deported earlier this week in Dundalk, Co Louth, in a garda operation targeting illegal immigration.
The operation took place on Monday, February 6th, and was carried out by the immigration unit at Dundalk garda station assisted by the Garda National Immigration Bureau.
The eight people were detected at a checkpoint and were returned to the North or the UK.
An Immigration Operation occurred at Dundalk, Co. Louth on the 6th Feb, where 8 persons were found to be in breach of immigration offences. pic.twitter.com/awHUWfzZdP
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) February 10, 2017
Eleven vehicles were also seized under Section 41 of Road Traffic Act.