{"id":43638,"date":"2021-08-06T13:37:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T20:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=43638"},"modified":"2021-08-06T13:37:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T20:37:11","slug":"a-183-foot-long-tunnel-discovered-near-u-s-mexico-border-inside-a-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=43638","title":{"rendered":"A 183-Foot Long Tunnel Discovered Near U.S.-Mexico Border \u2014 Inside a House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> CALEXICO, CALIF.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Federal special agents, working with Mexican authorities on Monday, discovered a 183-foot long subterranean tunnel in Mexicali, Baja California, near the international border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The agents and Mexican authorities discovered the tunnel inside of a residence near the international border and determined that a drug trafficking organization dug the approximate 4-foot by 3-foot tunnel nearly 22 feet beneath the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The tunnel, which has an entrance measuring 12 feet by 10 feet, extends 3 feet north of the international border wall but has no exit on the U.S. side of the border. The drug smugglers equipped the tunnel with electricity, ventilation, a rail system with a cart, and an electric hoist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"43639\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?attachment_id=43639\" class=\"wp-image-43639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico3-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico3-300x354.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"43640\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?attachment_id=43640\" class=\"wp-image-43640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico2-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico2-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico2.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"43641\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?attachment_id=43641\" class=\"wp-image-43641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/210802calexico1-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;These types of tunnels enable drug traffickers to conduct illicit activities virtually undetected across the U.S.\u2013Mexico border,\u201d said Cardell T. Morant, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in San Diego. \u201cDiscovering and shutting down these tunnels deals a major blow to drug trafficking organizations because it denies them the ability to smuggle drugs, weapons, and people across the border.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This is an ongoing Homeland Security-led investigation with assistance from the El Centro Sector Border Patrol and the government of Mexico..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Law enforcement often relies on the public\u2019s assistance in identifying the location of subterranean tunnels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone may anonymously report suspicious activity to the Tunnel Task Force at 1-877-9TUNNEL (1-877-988-6635).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALEXICO, CALIF. 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