Massive drug smuggling tunnel found connecting SoCal, Mexico

A sophisticated cross-border tunnel stretching under the U.S. Mexico border has been discovered underneath a fake Buy 4 Less store near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego County.

The subterranean passageway is estimated to be about 1,933 feet long, 55 feet deep and 4.5-feet in height, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors claim the tunnel was used to smuggle a ton of cocaine worth an estimated $45 million from Mexico to Southern California…

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