Paul Faye Sr. - a man from Tennessee who claimed to be a member of a militia group planning to travel to the US southern border - has been arrested by the FBI after allegedly trying to sell an undercover agent an unregistered suppressor for an AK-47 rifle.
According to the Business Insider, the FBI revealed that Faye owned multiple weapons and explosives and was planning to launch a violent attack on people at the southern border.
Faye was charged with violating the National Firearms Act, as per a criminal complaint filed on Feb. 2.
How Faye Was Arrested
The complaint explained that an undercover FBI agent contacted Faye via TikTok and had extensive conversations with each other. The suspect also told three other undercover agents during a meeting in April that he believed that the federal government was intentionally letting in illegal immigrants as it would benefit the authorities.
One of the three agents met with Faye again in December, where it was revealed that he was coordinating with militia groups from Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
Faye then told the agent that he planned to transport explosives to the border, adding that he wanted to "stir up the hornet's nest" and trigger a "domino effect." He added that he would act as a sniper at the border.
Loosely organized groups have emerged in response to what some believed was a dire crisis along the southern border, rallying around the cause of repelling migrants from the US.
Meanwhile, a convoy calling themselves "God's Army" was gathering followers to stop migrants at the border, with over 4,600 followers on Telegram as of writing.
