Immigration officers descended on a home in Maidstone today and arrested a man for overstaying his visa.

The 26-year-old Russian was taken from an apartment in Bank Street this morning.

Home Office immigration enforcement staff, who arrived in two vans which they parked in nearby Mill Street, also seized cash from the building under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

They are now arranging for the man to be deported.

The team arrived at about 6.20am and were still in the area almost two hours later.

One officer was spotted carrying a large brown bag away from the building at about 8am.

A Home Office spokesman said: “He has been detained while steps are taken to remove him from the country.”