Stop in Kenosha County finds alleged illegal immigrants



Associated Press - April 14, 2008 11:55 PM ET

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Authorities in Kenosha say a slow-moving pickup truck attracted the attention of a sheriff's deputy who pulled the vehicle over and found an alleged human smuggler at the wheel and seven other illegal immigrants with him.

A Kenosha County Sheriff's Department report says the driver and three passengers were in the cab of the pickup and four others were covered by blankets in the bed of the truck, which had Arizona license plates.

The passengers told the deputy when stopped on Interstate 94 Sunday that they believed they were "going to Wisconsin for a fiesta."

Deputies found soda cans and food along with pillows and blankets in the truck's cargo area where four men had been riding.

The 26-year-old driver was held on suspicion of being a smuggler of people. The others were put on immigration holds, including a 15-year-old boy with his uncle.

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