Coverage dated October 15, 2026

Border Patrol: Smuggler armed with pipe bombs, semi-automatic rifle picked up migrants in Port Mansfield

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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A smuggler transported three migrants from Port Mansfield to Corpus Christi last week in a “speedboat-style vessel,” according to a criminal complaint against him. Along with the migrants, Alec Ray Foss, 28, of Corpus Christi had a pistol, a semi-automatic rifle and …

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    Border Patrol: Smuggler armed with pipe bombs, semi-automatic rifle picked up migrants in Port Mansfield (opens Border Report)

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    McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A smuggler transported three migrants from Port Mansfield to Corpus Christi last week in a “speedboat-style vessel,” according to a criminal complaint against him. Along with the migrants, Alec Ray Foss, 28, of Corpus Christi had a pistol, a semi-automatic rifle and …

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