Council uses spy plane with thermal imaging cameras to catch immigrants living illegally in garden sheds

Slough borough council spent 24,000 building up 3D map Up to 3,000 believed to be living illegally in Berkshire town

By Leon Watson

PUBLISHED: 03:14 EST, 23 June 2013 | UPDATED: 05:18 EST, 23 June 2013

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A council is using thermal spy cameras mounted on an aircraft to catch thousands of immigrants living illegally in garden sheds, it emerged today.

Slough borough council believes that up to 3,000 people are being housed in the unsafe and primitive 'sheds with beds', which often lack heating or running water.

In a bid to track them down, it has spent 24,000 on flights to build up a precise 3D map of every building in the Berkshire town.

The plane, mounted with thermal-imaging equipment, was tasked with picking up any heat emitted from outbuildings, a sign that people could be living in them illegally.

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Council uses spy plane with thermal imaging cameras to catch immigrants living illegally in garden sheds