TICONDEROGA, N.Y. -- Ten illegal aliens were taken into custody at a North Country Wal-Mart.

Officials found them working for a subcontractor that was renovating the store.

Ticonderoga Police Chief Jeffrey Cooke said officers responded to a call about reckless driving in the store's parking lot Tuesday evening. That drew attention to a group working on the renovations.

Ross DeLacy of the U.S. Border Patrol said those taken into custody included eight Mexicans and two Guatemalans. Three men fled on foot and were not captured.

Because two of the Mexicans previously were deported, they were being held in Clinton County Jail pending a deportation hearing. The others were released to await a court hearing.

In 2003, four Wal-Mart employees from Lithuania were deported as part of a national roundup after being found at the store in Ticonderoga, 84 miles north of Albany.