Officials discovered a long and sophisticated underground tunnel that led from Tijuana to a San Diego warehouse where pounds of cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin have been smuggled into the country.
OTAY MESA – Six people are facing federal charges in connection with allegedly trafficking drugs through an underground cross-border tunnel discovered over the weekend that stretches from Tijuana to a warehouse in Otay Mesa, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday.
The tunnel is the first discovered in the Southern District of California — which comprises San Diego and Imperial counties — since March of 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that after following the two defendants from the home to the Otay Mesa warehouse, five other cars were stopped coming and going from either the National City home, the warehouse or both.
A subsequent search of the warehouse revealed the underground tunnel, which officials said featured reinforced walls, a rail system, electricity and a ventilation system.— Mario Jaramillo, 55, of Huntington Beach;— Juan Cruz, 48, of San Ysidro;KUSI’s Hunter Sowards was live from Otay Mesa with more details on the border tunnel.Reinforced walls, a rail system, electricity and a ventilation system made this tunnel highly sophisticated.
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