Feds Expose Longest Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Ever Discovered On Southwest Border

Federal law enforcement officials with the U.S. Border Patrol exposed the longest illicit cross-border tunnel ever discovered along the Southwest border on Wednesday in San Diego, California.

“The tunnel originates in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico in an industrial area approximately one-half-mile west of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry,” CBP said in a statement. “Following the discovery in late August 2019, Mexican law enforcement identified the tunnel entrance and members of the San Diego Tunnel Task Force (SDTTF) began mapping the tunnel from Mexico.”