Five people were detained during a crackdown on illegal e-bikes in Coventry . Police were deployed on the Burges .

Coventry Police was joined by Immigration Enforcement (IE) on Thursday (July 24). Together, they swooped on Deliveroo and Just Eat riders near McDonalds and KFC on Cross Cheaping.

Officials detained five people for immigration offences, and they were subsequently questioned. CoventryLive has asked the Home Office whether those found to be working illegally will be deported.

A spokesman for the Home Office said: “Illegal working undermines honest employers and undercuts local wages. It is against the law to work in the UK when you have no right to be here.

“We have announced a new agreement which will see data shared between the Home Office and food delivery compan

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