Crime & Safety

Tunnel Discovered Near US-Mexico Border In California

Officials mapped the 31-foot-deep, 627-foot-long tunnel and found that it reached 336 feet into the country, authorities said.

JACUMBA, CA – An incomplete cross-border tunnel was recently discovered near Jacumba, California, it was reported this week.

In September, Mexican officials found the tunnel roughly 221 feet south of the U.S.-Mexico border.

On Oct. 4, a team made up of members of the U.S. Border Patrol, Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations determined that the tunnel did not yet have an exit into the United States, but it did cross the border. Officials mapped the 31-foot-deep, 627-foot-long tunnel and found that it reached 336 feet into the country in the Jacumba area of southeastern San Diego County, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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A solar panel system powered the electrical, lighting and ventilation systems that were in the tunnel, the investigating agents reported. The tunnel also had a rail system that ran along its entire length. Additionally, there were two sump-pump systems to pump out any water that gathered in the tunnel.

Images via U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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