Police arrest illegal aliens in W’field
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
By KAREN CAMPBELL
Staff Writer

Ten illegal immigrants were transported out of Auglaize County after a routine traffic stop Saturday night by officers with the Waynesfield Police Departemtn.
The men, ranging in age from 20 to 39, were from El Salvador, Mexico and Honduras, and were traveling through the area from Lima, where they were doing roof work, to Indian Lake, where they were staying until the construction job was complete. They all listed residences in the Columbus area.
Waynesfield Police Lt. Nathan Motter said he saw the van they were driving, which had no tail lights, go through town previously when he was off duty. When he stopped it at 10:40 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of Wapakoneta Street he became suspicious when the driver of the vehicle and passenger handed him international identification from the same country that looked completely different. Five of the men were in the van that Motter stopped. A Honda Civic following, with another five men inside, also stopped.
After conversations with Immigration Custom Enforcement (ICE) officials out of Cleveland Motter said all 10 men were determined to be illegal aliens and were transported with the assistance of deputies from the Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office to the Auglaize County Jail, where they remained until Monday morning.
Holders were placed on them so they would not be released until immigration officials could arrive, Motter said.
Sheriff Al Solomon said checks also were made to make sure the men were not wanted in connection with any crimes.
“We don’t get illegal immigrants here a lot,â€