Federal agents discovered what might be the world’s most sophisticated series of drug smuggling tunnels, equipped with electricity, ventilation and an electronic rail system.
A "supertunnel" snaking 600 yards from Tijuana into San Diego is one of the most sophisticated drug smuggling passageways ever discovered by federal authorities, the New York Times reported.
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Federal agents seized eight tons of marijuana and 325 pounds of cocaine from the tunnel, which was shut down on Wednesday night. Three people were also taken into custody.
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The tunnel, which took a year to build, was equipped with electricity, ventilation and an electric rail system, costing more than a million dollars to build — an investment only a well-financed cartel could afford,
Law enforcement officials approach the door of an office where authorities discovered the 1760 foot cross border drug smuggling tunnel on Thursday, Oct. 31 in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego.
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The tunnel was the fifth such large-scale tunnel discovered in San Diego since 2010, said authorities. Smuggling along this part of the border has been controlled by the Sinaloa drug cartel since 2006.
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