A Bolivian woman has failed in separate attempts to enter the UK illegally on the same day using two different Welsh ports.

The 41 year old arrived in Pembroke on board a ferry from the Republic of Ireland at 0255 on 25 June.

She was stopped and refused entry by police who found she did not have a visa to enter the UK.

At 1700 on the same day, the woman arrived at Holyhead on another ferry from Ireland.

This time, UK Border Agency officers stopped the woman.

Documents found in her bags indicated that the woman intended to work illegally in the UK and when she was questioned further she admitted that this was the case.

She was refused entry and removed to Ireland for a second time.

The UK Border Agency retains records of people who have been refused entry or removed from the UK.

The day before the woman made her two unsuccessful attempts to enter the country, UK Border Agency officers arrested a Bangladeshi man who was working illegally at a restaurant in Prestatyn.

On 24 June the 29 year old was found in Rasam’s Spice, 131 High Street, Prestatyn, where he was working in the kitchen. He was in the UK illegally after his visa had expired.

He remains in detention while an outstanding immigration application is resolved. If he is found to have no right to remain in the UK he will be removed from the county.

Rasam’s was served with a civil penalty notice for employing an illegal worker.

If the employers are unable to provide evidence that legally required checks were carried out before giving the man a job, a fine of up to £10,000 will be imposed.

Jane Farleigh, regional director of the UK Border Agency in Wales and the South West, said: