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DRUG WARS Police Find Arizona-Mexico Tunnel David McNew / AP Photo

Police Find Arizona-Mexico Tunnel

U.S. border police said Monday they had discovered a 250-foot long, 15-foot deep underground tunnel between Arizona and Mexico that was equipped with lights, water pumps, and a ventilation system. “This tunnel is more sophisticated than other recently discovered tunnels,” said Chief Patrol Agent Randy Hill in a statement. The route the tunnel covered is a heavily trafficked route for Mexican cartels smuggling marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and other drugs. Discovered on May 2, this tunnel joined at least seven other tunnels found since Oct. 1 that run the route between Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico.

May 9, 2011 6:50 PM


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