A tunnel nearly 6 football fields in length (1,800 ft) was discovered by border police on Wednesday. This tunnel was used to illegally transport drugs between Tijuana, Mexico and Otay Mesa, California. This was a pretty nice tunnel, including lighting, ventilation, and a rail system. In 2006 there was also a tunnel found connecting these 2 cities. There were 100tons of marijuana recovered by officials at that time, valued at about $340 million.
It seems odd that it would take so long to discover a tunnel that is 6 football fields long. Maybe they do a really good job at hiding it, but it just doesn't seem possible to just miss that. I'm glad the tunnel was found and the drugs were collected. Not only do we need to be strict at our borders when dealing with illegal immigrants, but we also need to be safe when it comes to illegal drugs. I don't mean this in a weird way, but I wonder what they do with all that marijuana. Like do they just destroy or do they store it? I don't quite understand that.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39995332/ns/us_news-security/
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