September 25, 2007 - 4:37PM
17 illegals arrested in Carrollton

Traffic stop finds pickup with 11 inside camper shell, including three youngsters.

BY MAGGIE BORMAN
Journal-Courier
A traffic stop in Carrollton Tuesday resulted in the arrest of 17 people who police say are illegal aliens.

Police say a 1998 Club cab pickup was northbound on US 67 when it ran the stop sign. When the officer pulled the vehicle over, he found 11 people inside a camper shell. They had paid to be transported from Mexico to Chicago. Included in the group were three 12- or 13-year-olds.

There were six people in the cab, and none of the 17 could speak English. The Immigration and Naturalization office in Springfield has taken the group into custody for processing.

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