A Texas woman was arrested on Wednesday after Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers discovered 25 illegal immigrants crammed into the back of a box truck, hidden behind mattresses and inside a crawlspace.

DPS said 43-year-old Silvia Patricia Santamaria, of Houston, was arrested and charged with 25 counts of human smuggling and has since been booked into the Live Oak County Jail.

Just after 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, a concerned citizen approached a DPS trooper at a truck stop along Interstate 37 in George West, Texas, regarding a minor crash that happened in the parking lot.

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.

A wall along the southern border. (Fox News)

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.