A Corpus Christi man is charged with transporting unlawful aliens after being arrested by U.S. Border Patrol brokers in Port Mansfield, Texas, on October 6. Brokers arrested 28-year-old Alec Ray Foss after stopping a speedboat-type vessel he was piloting with three unlawful aliens, an AR-style rifle, a pistol, and 4 pipe bombs on board.
Based on a felony criticism filed by the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace for the Southern District of Texas, Border Patrol brokers responded to the docks in Port Mansfield after receiving a tip from the Port Mansfield Police Division regarding three folks boarding a speedboat-style vessel after exiting a car close by. Authorities noticed the vessel depart the docks and journey north on the Intracoastal Waterway.
Courtroom paperwork point out a legislation enforcement plane noticed the vessel 20 miles south of Corpus Christi. Border Patrol brokers acknowledged the vessel as one Foss beforehand operated via an ongoing investigation. Inside hours of receiving the primary details about the suspected smuggling occasion, brokers positioned the suspicious vessel at Bluff Touchdown.
Border Patrol brokers approached Foss as he tried to load the boat onto a trailer and depart the touchdown. Based on the felony criticism, as brokers approached, Foss unlatched the car from the trailer, boarded the vessel, and tried to begin the engine. Brokers intervened, ordering Foss to not begin the vessel and to disembark. Foss complied and was detained.
After being suggested of his rights and agreeing to reply questions, Foss informed brokers there have been three folks on board. Throughout a search, brokers discovered three male topics, later discovered to be illegally current in the US, hid contained in the cabin space and an under-seat compartment. Border Patrol brokers additionally positioned a handgun inside a bag, an AR-style rifle with a loaded drum journal inserted into the weapon, and 4 suspected pipe bombs through the search.
Based on courtroom paperwork, Foss informed authorities he anticipated to be paid $3,000 in money for every unlawful alien he transported as soon as he delivered them to Houston, Texas. The three passengers discovered on the vessel with Foss have been decided to be two residents of Ecuador and one Guatemalan nationwide illegally current in the US.
Based on a detention memo submitted to the courtroom, Foss shouldn’t be new to transporting unlawful aliens. In 2023, authorities say Foss was arrested by deputies from the Zapata County Sheriff’s Division after being encountered throughout a car cease in South Texas. On the time, Foss was driving a car with three unlawful aliens hid behind the seat and within the trunk space of the car. Based on the US Legal professional’s Workplace, it finally dropped the fees in that case.
Along with the felony case in opposition to Foss for transporting unlawful aliens, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is investigating the pipe bombs positioned onboard the vessel.
As a part of that investigation, ATF executed a search warrant at Foss’s residence on October 8. Throughout the search, 5 firearms, 3,500 rounds of ammunition, and numerous supplies used to assemble pipe bombs have been positioned and confiscated.
If discovered responsible of transporting unlawful aliens with life endangerment, Foss faces as much as 20 years in jail.
Randy Clark is a 32-year veteran of the US Border Patrol. Earlier than his retirement, he served because the Division Chief for Legislation Enforcement Operations, directing operations for 9 Border Patrol Stations throughout the Del Rio, Texas, Sector. Observe him on X (previously Twitter) @RandyClarkBBTX.
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