Illegal immigrants detained along I-81 in Berkeley County

Carolyn Hileman - The Voice* | July 9, 2008

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A West Virginia State Police trooper on road patrol Tuesday afternoon stopped a van on Interstate 81 carrying 10 illegal immigrants who were apparently traveling from New York from Mexico, according to 1st Sgt. E.D. Burnett. The van was stopped about 1:30 p.m. near the 11-mile marker after Trooper Campbell said the vehicle was traveling 45 mph on the highway, where the posted speed limit is 70 mph, Burnett said. Police later learned the driver, Fortunato Rojas Arana, 34, had three charges of smuggling illegal immigrants filed against him and twice had been deported from the United States, police said.

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