Tunnel Used for Drug Smuggling, Officials Say
Federal authorities found an 85-foot tunnel under the U.S.-Mexican border and said they believe it had been used to smuggle $21 million worth of cocaine and marijuana into the United States.
Authorities said they have seized 956 pounds of cocaine and 839 pounds of marijuana in the case. Two people have been arrested.
The tunnel stretched from underneath a home in Nogales, 55 miles south of Tucson, to a concrete wash on the Mexican side of the border. Authorities said the opening on the Mexican side was covered by a steel utility plate and resealed with cement each time it was used.
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