Incomplete Tunnel Found Near Tijuana Airport, US Border

An incomplete tunnel near Tijuana’s airport and the U.S Border was discovered on Saturday resulting in the arrest of about 15 people and the seizure of nearly 300 pounds of marijuana.

The entrance to the tunnel was found Saturday in a house near the border fence just west of the Tijuana airport, and Mexican soldiers arrested six people, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

The six-foot-high tunnel was about 400 feet long but still nearly 500 feet short of reaching the United States, according to Mexican authorities.

The investigation also led the seizure of pot and building supplies in Colonia 20 de Noviembre, where seven other men and two women were arrested.

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Secret Border Tunnel to U.S. Discovered By Mexican Police

Police in Baja California have discovered a sophisticated tunnel approximately 120 miles east of San Diego in the border town Mexicali. Authorities say organized crime groups planned to sneak drugs, people and weapons through the tunnel.

Baja police were investigating suspicious activity at a home just south of the U.S.-Mexican border when they discovered a group of men digging a secret tunnel into the United States, a tunnel complete with lights, an elevator and even air-conditioning. Read more