Officials believe the tunnel’s intended exit point was “near or within a nearby commercial warehouse space.” Similar cross-border tunnels have been found in the surrounding areas before.

Federal agents seized $29.6 million worth of illegal drugs from a tunnel used by smugglers to enter San Diego from Mexico, a cross-border passageway so sophisticated that it had ventilation ...

Former Border Patrol Chief Victor Manjarrez Jr. described the tunnel as "sophisticated" and said it was likely used to "bring people from China, from Southeast Asia or Europe that can pay $25,000 ...

The tunnel was equipped with electrical wiring, lighting, ventilation systems and a track system intended for transporting contraband, the Border Patrol said. U.S. officials worked with Mexico to ...

Sept. 12, 2019: Tunnel discovered near border, DHS confirmed March 19, 2020: Federal agents discover 2,000-foot tunnel under border Aug. 2, 2021: ICE says drug tunnel found in Mexicali near border ...

U.S. Border Patrol agents shut down the construction of a 2,918-foot-long tunnel connecting Tijuana and San Diego with the aid of Department of Homeland Security officials and Mexican authorities.

Even though the tunnel was not yet complete, officials say at its current stage, it was estimated to be about 2,918 feet long. Border Patrol believes it was intended to have an exit point near a ...

-- A ton of cocaine and seven tons of marijuana were seized from a cross-border tunnel that stretched from a Tijuana, Mexico, home to a San Diego, California, suburb, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.

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The incomplete tunnel, which extended more than 1,000 feet inside the U.S., was actively under construction when Border Patrol agents with the San Diego Sector Tunnel Team uncovered it.