Border Patrol Arrests Former Wagner Mercenary In Possession Of A Drone After Illegally Crossing Rio Grande Into US

Timur Praliev crossed the Rio Grande by wading or swimming, carrying $4,000, two passports, and a drone in his backpack, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda McColgan.

US/MEXICO - U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a former Russian Wagner mercenary in possession of a drone after illegally crossing over the Rio Grande into the United States near Roma.

Former Wagner mercenary Timur Praliev shown in this photo receiving a combat-veteran ID at an event on December 12th in Bashkortostan in Eastern Europe

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The above photo shows the man on December 12th of last year receiving a combat veteran ID during an event in Bashkortostan in Eastern Europe.

Location of Bashkortostan. Credit: Карта Республики Башкортостан в границах России: Stasyan117derivative work: Seryo93, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia

Timur Praliev crossed the Rio Grande by wading or swimming, carrying $4,000, two passports, and a drone in his backpack, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda McColgan.

“The defendant was also in possession of a drone in his backpack when he crossed into the United States, and he admitted, when interviewed, to being a member of the Wagner Group," McColgan said.

When questioned, Praliev said he was from Kazakhstan, according to the following criminal complaint filed against the man: