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Tunnel discovered in Nogales, AZ from Mexico
A cross-border tunnel still under construction has been found in Nogales.
The tunnel was discovered Monday by Mexican police and Border Patrol agents from the Tucson sector, which includes Nogales.
The
tunnel spanned from about 6 feet on the Mexican side of the border to
about 44 feet into the U.S., said Border Patrol Agent Daniel Hernandez.
The
tunnel, most likely the work of criminal organizations in order to
smuggle drugs into the U.S., was not complete, Hernandez said.
The
entrance was found submerged under water along the international
waterway channel that spans underneath the two cities and is used to
control flooding, he said.
The tunnel was about 50
feet long and about 2 feet wide by 2 feet tall, a news release said. The
exit had not yet been completed. The tunnel came to an abrupt stop
under a parking lot in Nogales. Border Patrol agents discovered
structural shoring and digging tools inside the tunnel, indicating the
excavation was still in progress, the news release said.
It was the first tunnel discovered in the Nogales area in about two years, Hernandez said.
More
tunnels have been discovered in the Nogales area than along any other
part of the 2,000-mile border. Hernandez could not immediately provide
the most recent statistics, but the Border Patrol has said in the past that since 1990, more than 173 tunnels had been found along the border, with about 103 of them discovered in the Nogales area.
In
recent years, the Border Patrol has taken a proactive approach,
routinely working with Mexican authorities to conduct binational
sweeps to explore underground drainage areas to look for signs of drug
tunnels before they have been completed, Hernandez said.
VIDEO: https://www.azcentral.com/videos/news/politics/border-issues/2018/06/06/-wall-drugs-endless-fight/105143730/
Story:
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/border-issues/2018/12/18/50-foot-long-drug-tunnel-discovered-nogales/2357596002/
