Immigrants found after reported kidnapping
By Ely Portillo

Posted: Monday, Oct. 12, 2009



State troopers found a van packed with immigrants Monday after a Charlotte man called 911 to report that his cousin had been kidnapped, officials said.

The incident started around 9 a.m. near West Sugar Creek Road and Interstate 85, where investigators said family members were waiting to meet a male relative apparently arriving from Mexico.

The white van was supposed to drop him off, but the family couldn't pay the whole fee the driver demanded.

“When they couldn't get the money, they wouldn't let him off the van,â€