Take a wild guess.
From 1990 to 2001, 15 tunnels were unearthed between the U.S. and Mexico.
More than 10 passageways were discovered between 2001-2004.
Most are found near the Mexico border at San Diego and Tijuana, and between the California border town of Calexico and Mexicali.
Officials have found both drug and human trafficking tunnels in the past seven years. Three more tunnels were found from 2004-2006. So far in 2006 the count is at 4.
In January 2006 officials found the largest tunnel so far that began near the Tijuana, Mexico, airport. The passageway stretched the length of eight football fields connecting Mexico and the United States and was found to have been used for drug trafficking.The tunnel contained 2 tons of marijuana
U.S. authorities arrested a Mexican national in connection with the tunnel.
He was charged with conspiring to possess and sell marijuana, along with trafficking of the drug. The tunnel was described by agents as technically advanced, with electricity, a ventilation system, pumps to remove groundwater, cement flooring for traction, and wood roofing to hold up the walls and ceiling. It had a clearance of nearly six feet and was about five feet wide. This tunnel was 2,400 feet long. It is the longest and most sophisticated of the underground passageways and thought to belong to the Arellano-Felix Drug Cartel.
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I could not believe the tunnel they found in January, it was so big someone could live in there.
Don't think the diggers got paid for that. Sadly, my bet is the cartel killed them after they finished so they would not tell anyone about the tunnel. Or maybe they gave them 10.00 a week since 5.00 is the average weekly wage in Tijuana.
. . . and now, back to the 'real' world . . .
I guess you would need "Tunnel Vision" to work there!
and John
The wait in the border lines is pretty crazy coming back to the U.S. It has became a longer wait than it used to be.