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Border Patrol discovers new smuggling tunnel in southern US
ABC News ^ | February 27, 2020 | Quinn Owen

Posted on 02/29/2020 7:20:48 AM PST by Twotone

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona have uncovered another illegal tunnel running under the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest in a series of discoveries and the result of renewed efforts targeting underground smuggling routes.

The tunnel, according to Customs and Border Protection, ran about 30 feet into Nogales, Arizona. No arrests were immediately made in connection with the tunnel, a CBP official confirmed to ABC News.

It’s the third time since December that agents have thwarted a suspected underground smuggling route in the area, according to Border Patrol.

Similar tunnels used for drug trafficking have recently been found across the southern U.S. border as part of regularly coordinating investigations with Mexican authorities.

Tensions between the U.S. and Mexico have been heightened over the past year as Trump administration officials push for further cooperation to secure the southern border, including petitioning for more resources into the border wall.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: drugs; mexico; trafficking; tunnels

1 posted on 02/29/2020 7:20:48 AM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

The fence uys them the time to make these discoveries.


2 posted on 02/29/2020 7:23:44 AM PST by tiki
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To: Twotone

Any finger prints in the tunnel match data base?


3 posted on 02/29/2020 7:29:01 AM PST by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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To: Twotone
When we find these tunnels, why not set up a cyanide gas trip wire system??
4 posted on 02/29/2020 7:31:57 AM PST by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: Twotone
Tensions between the U.S. and Mexico have been heightened over the past year as Trump administration officials push for further cooperation to secure the southern border, including petitioning for more resources into the border wall.

Once the WALL is up, there won't be any more "TENSIONS".


5 posted on 02/29/2020 7:33:17 AM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 32:12))
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Read a while ago one near San Diego was 30 ft underground.


6 posted on 02/29/2020 7:33:28 AM PST by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE))
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To: Twotone

Sic the EPA on them for threatening the natural habitat of itchy ivy and snail darters.


7 posted on 02/29/2020 7:33:57 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Everyone knows Hillary was corrupt, lied, destroyed documents, and influenced witnesses. Rat crime.)
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To: tiki

Yes it does and they can mount surveillance capabilities on the fence to see if anyone is trying to mess with it or tunnel in. Going too far away from it to tunnel in is both time consuming and dangerous.


8 posted on 02/29/2020 7:38:54 AM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: Twotone

Nogales is full of tunnels, the city straddles the border.

Water lines, sewer lines lace the border


9 posted on 02/29/2020 7:54:25 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Twotone

Wait until the tunnel is occupied. Pump in poison gas. Rinse. Repeat.

When the criminals wise up and start wearing protective gear, flood the tunnel. Rinse, repeat.

When they start carrying scuba gear, use explosives. No need to rinse or repeat.


10 posted on 02/29/2020 8:41:59 AM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: DarthVader
Yes it does and they can mount surveillance capabilities on the fence to see if anyone is trying to mess with it or tunnel in. Going too far away from it to tunnel in is both time consuming and dangerous.

Occasional random explosives testing above suspected tunnel locations will give them pause, too.

11 posted on 02/29/2020 8:44:00 AM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: JimRed

+100!! LOL!


12 posted on 02/29/2020 8:48:30 AM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: Mouton
When we find these tunnels, why not set up a cyanide gas trip wire system??

They've been building drug-mule submarines and are probably working on robots for the tunnels. Motion detectors as triggers would be advantageous, but the gas won't harm the robots.

If there was a way to infiltrate the source and poison the supply, a bunch of dead druggies in the U.S. would likely reduce demand considerably.

13 posted on 02/29/2020 8:53:13 AM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Twotone
30 feet into Nogales made me think of this.


14 posted on 02/29/2020 9:02:52 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: JimRed

but the gas won’t harm the robots.

Claymores then?


15 posted on 02/29/2020 10:52:31 AM PST by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: Twotone

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16 posted on 02/29/2020 1:19:16 PM PST by sauropod (David Horowitz: “Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out.”)
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To: JimRed
"Wait until the tunnel is occupied. Pump in poison gas. Rinse. Repeat.

When the criminals wise up and start wearing protective gear, flood the tunnel. Rinse, repeat.

When they start carrying scuba gear, use explosives. No need to rinse or repeat."

Have to love a sound strategic plan...

17 posted on 02/29/2020 1:29:29 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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