Exclusive: Border Patrol Arrests Former Russian Mercenary Near Roma

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Posted on 01/10/2025 9:56:01 AM PST by girlangler

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Border Patrol arrested a former Russian mercenary on Saturday, when he illegally crossed the Rio Grande near Roma.

Timur Praliev waded across the Rio Grande carrying two passports and $4,000.

“The defendant was also in possession of a drone in his backpack when he crossed into the United States,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda McColgan said on Tuesday morning, when Praliev appeared before a judge at the federal courthouse in McAllen. “And he admitted, when interviewed, to being a member of the Wagner Group.”

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