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# Police target Ipswich businesses in multi-agency operation
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/police-target-ipswich-businesses-in-multi-agency-operation/
- Published: 2026-10-22T16:01:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T16:01:04.000Z
- Description: Suffolk Police, Trading Standards, Immigration Enforcement and the fire service have carried out a pre-planned operation targeting businesses in Ipswich on Thursday, 22 October.
- Author: Nicola Sebastian
- Tags: News, Town Centre & Waterfront, Suffolk Constabulary

**Why it matters:** Police say the operation focused on organised crime, illicit trade, exploitation, and related criminality.

**The details:** Officers were seen inside T & A Nails Spa, at Sailmakers Shopping Centre, and around the area. 

- Police cars and vans were parked on Lloyds Avenue.
- A Home Office Immigration Enforcement van was seen on Tower Street.
- Police have not named the businesses targeted in the operation, and information about the number of arrests, if any, is not known at this time.

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**What they're saying:** A Suffolk Police spokesperson said: "Officers are involved in a pre-planned operation in Ipswich today alongside partners from Trading Standards, Immigration Enforcement and the fire service.

"Police and partners are targeting a number of businesses, focusing specifically on organised crime, illicit trade, exploitation and associated criminality."

**The bottom line:** A multi-agency operation has targeted businesses in Ipswich today, with police focusing on organised crime and exploitation. Further details, including whether any arrests were made, are yet to be released.

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