Police mount hooligan crackdown
British Transport Police bound for Frankfurt talk to police at Heathrow
It is hoped the police operation will stop troublemakers travelling
Police have arrested 15 people at ports or airports as they tried to travel to Germany for the World Cup as part of a crackdown on English hooligans.

Officers used powers in the Football Disorder Act (2000), which allows the arrest of possible troublemakers who have not been given banning orders.

Up to 200 fans with banning orders did not give up their passports before last week's deadline, the Home Office said.

If arrested, they could be jailed for six months and fined £5,000.

About 3,500 people have been subjected to banning orders.

The details of those who have should have handed in their passports have been passed to port authorities in the UK and Europe, according to the Home Office. known hooligans has evaded the security operation after travelling in defiance of a banning order.