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Elaborate Tunnel Found on US Border

Underground Passageway Has Electricity, Hose for Ventilation

By JACKIE CASTILLO
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CNN
posted: 7 HOURS 48 MINUTES AGO
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(June 12) -- Authorities have found a massive underground drug smuggling tunnel snaking through the U.S.-Mexican border, and law officers are marveling over its sophistication.
"This is one of the most elaborate tunnels I've seen," Border Patrol agent Michael Scioli said.
Border Patrol agents found the uncompleted tunnel last week, the patrol said in a statement.
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Measuring 48 feet in the United States and 35 feet in Mexico, the tunnel contains side walls framed with 2-by-4 wooden studs and ceiling construction.
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"It's elegant in the sense it has electrical work wired into the Mexico side. It even has a hose for ventilation and lightning," Scioli said.
The development points to successes law officers are having in uncovering the tunnels, with an additional 16 tunnels found since October 1. But it also underscores the skills and savvy of the drug smuggling industry.
A resident tipped off the patrol about construction activity through the wall of a building in Nogales, Arizona. Agents arrested two people cutting a hole.
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2009-06-12 10:18:35
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Recon3mc

06:57 PMJun 14 2009

HedgeTbet--you are a disgrace to the Corps, and whats wrong with America today. As a retired Master Gunnery Sgt you can thank your lucky stars I did.nt catch you or find you there, I personally would have dragged your butt back to Pendleton and had you court martialed, and sent to Ft Leavenworth for a minimum of 5 years, and a Dishonorable discharge. I would'nt bet you have an Honorable discharge anyway. You are a disgrace to the people of the United States for which you took an oath to protect.

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DJINNJIM

06:56 PMJun 14 2009

It's pelosi's fault...

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Earsstinks

06:56 PMJun 14 2009

Coming to YOUR LIBHURL neighborhood soon !

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whitepiranah

06:56 PMJun 14 2009

vmisratwill06:53 PMJun 14 2009whitepiranah:One thing to remember bud. All of us, and I mean all of us are part of families that at one time were immigrants. But if you have trouble understanding these people and why they do what they do, take a vacation to a less touristy area here in mexico. You'll have a hell of a good time, and you will learn alot about the world and yourself. That I promise you.----------------------------------- I go to Mexico 3 to 4 times a year,I love the people and their culture.I am talking about Illegals invading my country.I'm not going to debate this and I'm sure you know the difference between an Illegal and a Mexican citizen

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FEENEY CJ

06:56 PMJun 14 2009

it's all pathetic. We should increase the border controls and shoot drug dealers.

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CallingCar13

06:55 PMJun 14 2009

What's so surprising it was most likely built using the stimulus money.

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luftmary69

06:54 PMJun 14 2009

BRING THE TROOPS HOME OBAMA AND LET THEM GUARD THE BORDERS. YOU STUPID INEXPERIENCED MUSLIM SCUMBAG. OH THATS RIGHT YOU WANT ILLEGALS TO VOTE FOR YOUR PARTY. WHAT WOULD THE COURTS AND THE PRISONS DO WITHOUT ALL THE MONEY THEY GET FROM THE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. THEY WOULDN'T NEEED ANY PRISONS OR GET FINE MONEY. THIS IS ALL A BUNCH OF BS.

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HedgeTbet

06:54 PMJun 14 2009

ACTUALLY THERE IS VERY LITTLE TO WORRY ABOUT AS FAR AS CRIME IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND DON'T MAKE SOMEONE MAD....LOL..IF YOU MAKE SOMEONE MAD YOU MIGHT END UP WITH A BULLET IN YOUR BRAIN AND THEY WILL GET AWAY WITH IT....THAT IS THE NEAT THING ABOUT TIAQUANNA OUTSIDE OF THE GOOD DRUGS......AND GREAT FOOD...AND NO ONE TO BOTHER YOU ABOUT IT......PEOPLE FORGET THAT A LOT OF US MILITARY PERSONNEL LIVE IN TIAQANNA..LOTS OF US NAVY......I STARTED GOING WHEN I WAS 18 IN THE MARINES AND STILL GO AND I AM 34 NOW....LOVE THE PLACE.....IT IS LIKE THE WILD WILD WEST WHERE YOU CAN DO ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT.....THE BORDER GUARDS ARE ALL CORRUPT AND PAID OFF BY THE MEXICAN DRUG GUYS...SO THEY ARE COOL....GREAT PLACE TO VISIT...

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Empower51

06:53 PMJun 14 2009

And the ILLEGALS will continue to stay and come with Obama in the White House protecting them. He has already overturned a ruling from Bush that WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH ATTORNEYS WHEN THEY ARE CAUGHT AND IN DEPORTATION HEARINGS --Obama has reversed that ruling -- just so you know where your tax dollars are going in these troubled times.Up this week -- Obama is going to gut another Bush ruling that FEDERAL CONTRACTORS USE E-VERIFY -- ALL TO PROTECT ILLEGALS AND DENY AN AMERICAN A JOB.AND ANOTHER OBAMA DECISION -- he is going to overturn another Bush regulation that employers be notified when there is a no-match on an employee that the employer reports taxes on -- THEREFORE THE GOVT. WILL NO LONGER ADVISE THE EMPLOYER OF A NO MATCH AND THE ILLEGAL GETS TO KEEP THE JOB!!!14.5 MILLION AMERICANS OUT OF WORK AND OBAMA GIVES JOB SECURITY TO ILLEGALS!!!WAKE UP AMERICA -- SCREAM AT YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPS AND DUMP EVERY ONE OF THEM THAT DARES TO SUPPORT OBAMA'S AGENDA...

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vmisratwill

06:53 PMJun 14 2009

whitepiranah:One thing to remember bud. All of us, and I mean all of us are part of families that at one time were immigrants. But if you have trouble understanding these people and why they do what they do, take a vacation to a less touristy area here in mexico. You'll have a hell of a good time, and you will learn alot about the world and yourself. That I promise you.

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