LUDLOW — Police said two illegal immigrants are in custody after they were found drinking in a gas station parking lot.

Police responded on Sunday to a complaint of two men drinking in the parking lot of the Shell gas station on Main Street. Police said neither man could provide identification and further investigation revealed that Marcos Mendez-Romero and Sostenes Palma, both 29, both of Mexico, were illegal immigrants.

Police cited the men for drinking and turned them over to U.S. Border Patrol for possible deportation proceedings.