Texas woman arrested for allegedly smuggling illegal immigrants hidden inside box truck
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On Wednesday, a woman from Texas was taken into custody by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) after troopers found 25 undocumented immigrants squeezed into the rear of a box truck, concealed behind mattresses and within a crawlspace.

According to DPS, 43-year-old Silvia Patricia Santamaria from Houston was arrested, facing 25 charges of human smuggling, and subsequently booked into the Live Oak County Jail.

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, a worried citizen approached a DPS trooper at a truck stop located along Interstate 37 in George West, Texas, about a minor accident that occurred in the parking area.

When the trooper contacted the driver of a white 2005 International box truck involved in the crash, later identified as Santamaria, she allegedly told the law enforcement official she was driving to Houston after picking up mattresses in Alton, Texas.

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In 2022, San Antonio officials discovered 51 dead immigrants inside an abandoned tractor trailer.

Officials said at the time they believed the truck was abandoned after it experienced mechanical problems.

A city worker discovered the trailer after hearing a cry from inside the trailer.

At least 46 migrants were found dead at the scene and more died in hospitals.

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