CHEROKEE COUNTY
9 illegal immigrants in blankets found in truck
By LARRY HARTSTEIN

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Cherokee County authorities stopped a pickup truck Wednesday night carrying nine illegal immigrants covered in blankets.

The driver, also an illegal immigrant, had a large amount of cash and apparently had driven the group from Arizona. The passengers entered the U.S. in the last few days, authorities said.

• Cherokee County news Maj. Ron Hunton said the “substantialâ€