A man suspected of going on the run from an immigration detention centre has been arrested in Watford.
Bedfordshire Police’s arrest of a man in his 20s in the town yesterday (June 15), on suspicion of escaping from lawful custody, is the eight made as part of a search.
The man remains in police custody for questioning.
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He is suspected to have gone on the run after fleeing from the Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre on April 28.
Detective Chief Inspector James Panter called the search a “huge collective effort” and confirmed police are no longer looking for anyone else in connection with the escape.
Thirteen men, all in their 20s and 30s, broke through the perimeter fence after a disturbance at the centre, near Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire.
Five were detained shortly afterwards.
Seven men have since been charged with escaping lawful custody, violent disorder, and criminal damage.
Two other men have been charged with assisting an escaped prisoner, while two other men and one of the seven suspected escapees have been charged with drug dealing and money laundering offences.
The force added that further court hearings are set to take place.
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