Moment Texas truck driver, 28, runs off after cops pull him over with 28 illegal immigrants hiding in his big rig cab Dartavious Raytrell Dixon, 24, was arrested on January 11 after he was caught smuggling 28 undocumented immigrants in the cab of his truck in Texas Footage shows Dixon bolting from his truck after he is pulled over by the Texas Department of Public Safety in Laredo, 600 miles from the Mexican border One minor, six women and 21 men can be seen standing on the roadside after they were pulled from the vehicle by police - they said they each paid $16,000 Dixon was bringing the immigrants to San Antonio, where they would then be relocated throughout the country He was charged with 27 counts of smuggling a person, one count of smuggling a minor under 18 and one count of evading police Currently, he is being held at Webb County Jail in lieu of $156,000 bail By Christina Coulter For Dailymail.Com Published: 19:14 GMT, 18 January 2022 | Updated: 19:14 GMT, 18 January 2022 Viewcomments A truck driver bolted as Texas law enforcement discovered 28 undocumented immigrants stuffed into the cab of his semi-truck - just 600 miles from the Mexican border. The Texas Department of Public Safety and investigators with the Laredo Police Department pulled over the big rig, driven by Dartavious Raytrell Dixon, 24, of Houston, last Tuesday. In footage of the incident captured on law enforcement dashcam, he can be seen opening the passenger-side door of the cab and bolting down the highway in Laredo as an officer approaches the driver's side. Officers quickly catch up to him. Scroll down for video Dartavious Raytrell Dixon, 24, was charged with 27 counts of smuggling a person, one count of evading police and one count of smuggling a minor on January 11 Dixon can be seen running from the cab of his truck after he is pulled over by police with 28 migrants stuffed into the cab of his truck Twenty-eight migrants - six women, one minor and 21 men - were found stuffed inside the vehicle It is unclear whether the migrants were detained and why the semi was pulled over at first Huddled inside the vehicle were 28 undocumented immigrants - 21 men, six women and one minor. They can be seen piling out onto the roadside in the video, but the Texas Department of Public Safety did not respond to a request for information about whether they had been detained and where. It is unclear whether police had reason to believe that Dixon was smuggling immigrants in his vehicle, or if he was pulled over for an unrelated reason. The bust took place just 600 miles from the Mexican border in Laredo, Texas. Migrants can be seen crammed into the cab of Dixon's truck Each migrant said they paid up to $16,000 to be smuggled into San Antonio, where they would then disperse to ten different states Each migrant said they paid up to $16,000 to be smuggled into San Antonio, Texas, then relocated into ten states nationwide, according to Fox News. The outlet said that Dixon used WhatsApp to arrange the illegal trip with cartel members. Currently, Dixon is being held at Webb County Jail in lieu of $156,000 bail, according to jail records. He has been charged with 27 counts of smuggling a person, one count of smuggling a minor and one count of evading police. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility