The total number of illegal immigrants arrested in Ohio County reached 80 after officers stopped for illegal immigrants from Mexico today.

According to the Sheriff's Department, these immigrants are working in the Ohio County.

"The sad part is, the last seven have been working here. The previous 73 were traveling through on the interstate," said Ohio County Sheriff Tom Burgoyne. "Now, we've got them stopping off and actually doing work here."

Police say the four illegal Mexican immigrants stopped today worked for a Pennsylvania business called D. Bryer Paving, and had jobs in Short Creek.

Ohio County Sheriff's Deputy John Haglock says the immigrants followed the employer to the Ohio Valley from Florida and made $70 a day for their work.

However, police are not sure if the business is legal and will be investigating.

"He's from Florida with a Florida driver's liscense," said Haglock. "He sets up a post office box in Pennsylvania and then applies for a West Virginia contractor's license and he's doing business here in Ohio County and the state of West Virginia."

Now, the Sheriff's Department is going after businesses that hire illegal immigrants.

"It's our job to turn these facts over to the West Virginia Department of Labor and that's what we're doing today. We're going to let them investigate not only in West Virginia, but their counterparts in other states," said Burgoyne.

Allison Latos, NEWS9