GREENWICH, Conn. — Police in Connecticut say a family that claimed it rescued three immigrant relatives from a kidnapper made up the story.

The story came to light after a fight involving nearly 20 people in Greenwich on Aug. 2. Police at the time said it involved human smuggling.

The family members, who live 90 miles away in Willimantic, told authorities their relatives were kidnapped in Texas, and they went to the ransom exchange in Greenwich to rescue the three.

But police documents obtained by Hearst Connecticut Newspapers show authorities later learned the fight broke out after a driver asked the family for an extra $60 per person to bring the three illegal immigrants to Willimantic.

The immigrants and the driver have been deported to Mexico and Guatemala.

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