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Strong Winds Blows Portion Of Border Wall Into Mexico, Longest Smuggling Tunnel Found
It was a busy week on the san Diego border where an elaborate smuggling tunnel was discovered and wind blew over part of the border wall.
SAN DIEGO, CA — A portion of the U.S. border wall was tipped over by gusty winds Wednesday, landing on trees in Mexico. Also this week, Customs and Border Patrol agents uncovered he longest smuggling tunnel ever discovered - complete with electricity, ventilation and an elevator.
The damaged portion of the wall in El Centro is part of an ongoing construction project to improve existing sections of the wall, and a Customs and Border Patrol agent said the portion had recently been set in concrete that had not yet cured. Winds in the area gusted as high as 37 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
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Closer to the Otay Mesa port of entry, agents uncovered the longest-ever smuggling tunnel found on the border. The tunnel stretches more than three quarters of a mile from a small warehouse in Tijuana into the San Diego area.
