Mesa County, COLORADO: Illegal Aliens Arrested After State Police Stop Overloaded Van on I-70

Rocky Mountain News

MESA County, Colorado -- Immigration officials responded Sunday after the Colorado State Patrol pulled over a van carrying suspected illegal immigrants on Interstate 70 in Mesa County.

State Patrol spokesman Gilbert Mares said a trooper stopped a 1998 Ford van with Arizona plates at 10:44 a.m. on a traffic violation.

"The trooper noticed the van was weaving on the roadway," Mares said. "He noticed that it looked like it was overloaded."

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Posted by tyne at April 9, 2007