Foreign gangsters behind a frenzy of violent crime are being detained in London at the rate of two a week, Scotland Yard revealed yesterday. A pioneering scheme to target foreign offenders has already seized eight people who have been deported from Britain. The initiative — codenamed Operation Bite — seeks to forcibly expel dangerous foreign nationals who are linked to serious gangland crime. The pilot scheme run by the Yard is now being extended across the UK after a 100% success rate in deporting criminals. Those expelled include a Jamaican national who was a known gang member in Southwark — jailed for rape and armed robbery and shot twice, once by a sub-machinegun at Tulse Hill railway station. Two other Jamaicans, who are twins and gang members, have also been deported for links to gun crime and robberies. Under the operation police identify the most dangerous individuals involved in crimes such as murder, kidnap, shootings, stabbings, and drugs supply and their names are fast-tracked to the UK Borders Agency. The agency then has the power to strip the individuals of their right to remain in the country even if they have been granted residency status.
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