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American border patrol agents have recently discovered and disabled a smuggling tunnel nearly 3,000 feet long seated under the American-Mexican border.
The agents found the tunnel – which linked Tijuana and San Diego – At the beginning of April when he was actively under construction.
The underground passage ran under a part of the Otay Mesa entrance port and had an exit point projected near or inside a commercial warehouse space in San Diego, according to an announcement of customs and the protection of American borders.
By entering the “very sophisticated” tunnel, the authorities were welcomed with barricades apparently placed to avoid Application of the law From the search for his entry, noted the announcement.
American border patrol agents recently discovered and disabled a smuggling tunnel almost 3,000 feet long seated under the American-Mexican border. (American customs and border protection)
The tunnel – which reached depths of about 50 feet underground at its deepest point – was 2,918 feet long, 42 inches high and 28 inches wide. It was equipped with lighting, electric wiring, ventilation systems and a track system to transport large amounts of smuggling.
The agents of the border patrol – working alongside the surveys on internal security and the authorities of the government of Mexico – found the entry point of the tunnel on Monday in a house in the Nueva Tijuana district in Tijuana. The entrance was recently covered with freshly sanded tiles, according to the announcement.
American border patrol agents recently discovered and disabled a smuggling tunnel almost 3,000 feet long seated under the American-Mexican border. (American customs and border protection)
Thousands of gallons of concrete will soon be paid into the tunnel to prevent it from being used by foreign terrorist organizations, American customs and the protection of borders noted.
Traffic safeguarded the inspection south of San Ysidro while people enter Tijuana, Mexico, at the Otay Mesa entrance port on May 3, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Images Kevin Carter / Getty)
“While we continue to strengthen the security of the country’s air and sea borders, it is not surprising that foreign terrorist organizations are resorting to underground roads,” Jeffrey D. Stalnaker, actual agent of the San Diego sector said. “The disruption of the drug smuggling tunnels is essential to the protection American life. “”
More than 95 tunnels have been put out of service in the San Diego region since 1993.
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Customs and the protection of American borders did not immediately respond to the request for comments from Fox News Digital.
