Posted on 01/12/2019 3:23:31 PM PST by yesthatjallen
A tunnel that Mexican authorities suspect was used to transfer drugs and people across the border was discovered this week near Arizona, the third such tunnel found in the past month.
The Arizona Republic first reported Friday on the tunnel near Nogales, Sonora, across from Nogales, Ariz. Mexican Federal Police posted a video of the tunnel earlier this week.
The police said in the video that the tunnel was about 32 feet long, but provided limited information beyond that.
It is the third tunnel to be found in a month amid the partial government shutdown and increased debate over President Trump's proposal to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A representative from the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to The Hill's request for comment on Saturday.
The government has been partially shut down since Dec. 22 because Trump has demanded more than $5 billion to construct his signature wall.
Democrats have said that Trump's strategy of a border wall would be ineffective in reducing crime and the flow of drugs, in part because of the ability to burrow under walls.
The president has weighed declaring a national emergency to sidestep Congress and direct funds to build the wall, but has so far resisted making such a declaration.
I prefer using propane. If it works for moles in your yard, why not for drug cartel members and illegals?
Propane is a lot more fun. Especially if we plug the north end and watch them shoot out of the south one.
Yell into the hole “anybody there?” Then after 2 or 3 seconds bulldoze both ends shut.
Only if you add a bunch of oxygen to the mix.
It makes for a hell of an explosion I can tell you.
Blew the sides out of a 55 gal burn barrel one time. Propane and oxygen mixed into a heavy duty trash bag and chucked it into the burn barrel.
Too bad someone can’t dig a tunnel from the Mexican side to under a lake. Dig it out 80% with signs in spanish pointing up that say dig here.
Start the tunnel from just north of Mexico City. A tunnel that long would hold a lot of drug smugglers.
How about inverted bouncing betties at varying depths. Digging would be rather hazardous having one of those babies pop loose from the ceiling of your tunnel.
“would be ineffective”
Hilarious. The border is lined with acoustic detectors and sonars to find just this. The footings of the Wall will cause even more grief for them.
On and On: Ju cannot stop us! Eeet Eees Eeempossible! Give up! Surrender! Ju cannot win!
More noise from the loser side trying to con us into surrendering.
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