A person was arrested on suspicion of illegally entering the country as part of a police crackdown in Suffolk.

The operation, which involved Suffolk police, Home Office Immigration Enforcement and other government bodies, took place in Haverhill on Tuesday.

According to Suffolk police, the aim of the operation was to disrupt and frustrate the activities of criminals, including organised crime groups who commit offences across county borders.

Vehicles that were identified as being potentially involved in criminality were brought to a check site at Meadows car park in the town to be checked and searched.

A total of 81 vehicles were taken to the site and only seven were clear of any offences.

Six vehicles were seized.

Eleven people were arrested during the day, with three for suspected cocaine and cannabis drug driving offences, four for suspected cannabis drug driving offences and two for immigration offences.

Home Office Immigration Officers conducted ten checks, resulting in two arrests - one for a visa breach and one for illegal entry.

A total of 100 traffic offence reports were issued, with 11 for wearing no seatbelt, eight for an insecure load, 17 for registration plate offences, 11 for overweight vehicles, 21 for tinted windows, three for being in a dangerous condition, seven for no insurance and ten for having no MOT.

Nineteen people were breathalysed - all of which were negative.

Eleven people were tested for drugs, with seven positive results.

Fines totalling £2,700 were issued for overweight vehicles.

The Suffolk Safety Camera Partnership was at five sites across Haverhill and detected 35 speeding offences, Suffolk police said.

The DVLA issued one vehicle with an immediate prohibition order as well as a further six vehicles with a delayed prohibition notice.

Seven other vehicles were issued with advisory notices.

CDER Group issued one fine and recovered £740 for a London emission charge.

Sergeant Julian Ditcham, of the Roads and Armed Policing Team at Suffolk police, said: "This was another hugely successful day of action, although it was disappointing to see just seven vehicles of the 81 stopped leave the site clear.

"The figures speak for themselves and demonstrate how we remain determined to work closely with our agency partners to ensure the road network in Suffolk remains a hostile place for criminality of any description.

"We will continue to hold these operations on a regular basis, to target criminals who either reside in the county, or are travelling through, and also to remove unsafe vehicles and people driving illegally, making Suffolk a safer place to live for everyone."

Tim Passmore, Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk, said: "This day of action truly lived up to its name; the results clearly show it was an action-packed day. 

"The officers achieved some tremendous results, proving the worth of these proactive events aimed at keeping criminals and defective vehicles off our county’s roads.

"I fully support this multi-agency approach.

"Keeping Suffolk’s roads safe and free-flowing is crucially important to all of us living and working in the county, and our Roads Policing Team has a pivotal role in helping to achieve this.

"I would like to congratulate the Constabulary and all the agencies who worked hard to make this joint operation such a success, I believe the results speak for themselves."