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August 10, 2020

Feds find ‘most sophisticated' tunnel along Mexico border

  • It had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system and extensive reinforcement.
    • By ASTRID GALVAN
    Associated Press

    PHOENIX — An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Mexico to Arizona appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history,” authorities said.

    The tunnel intended for smuggling ran from a neighborhood in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, to San Luis, Arizona, where it stopped short of reaching the surface. It was built in an area that's not conducive to tunnels because of the terrain, and it had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system and extensive reinforcement, federal officials say.


     
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