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US-Mexico Border Tunnel Discovered, $45M in Cocaine Seized

Authorities have uncovered a sophisticated 600-meter-long drug smuggling tunnel equipped with electricity and a rail system, connecting California and Mexico. The discovery led to the seizure of over a ton of cocaine, valued at $45 million, and the arrest of four suspects.

2 Jun, 19:06 — 3 Jun, 04:57
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The GuardianMostly Factual7h ago

Four suspects charged after one-ton cocaine bust reveals US-Mexico tunnel

Members of Jalisco New Generation cartel used fake retail store in San Diego as a front for trafficking drugs Federal prosecutors have charged four suspects with trafficking more than one ton of cocaine for the Jalisco New Generation cartel using a fake retail store in San Diego as a front for a sophisticated tunnel that ran across the border to Tijuana, Mexico. The defendants include two Mexican nationals and two Americans charged with conspiring to traffic drugs across the US-Mexico border....

By Roque Planas

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national-postMostly Factual4h ago

U.S. uncovers huge drug tunnel crossing border with Mexico along with more than 1,000 kg of cocaine

U.S. investigators say it has reinforced walls, rail and ventilation systems, an electricity supply, and was accessed using a hydraulic lift

By AFP

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hindustan-timesMostly Factual2h ago

US-Mexico cross-border tunnel update: $45M in cocaine seized, 4 people arrested – what we know so far

Agents probing a tunnel near the US-Mexico border uncovered a trafficking operation that allegedly moved $45 million worth of cocaine through the passageway.

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inquirerMostly Factual1h ago

P2.4M shabu seized in Pangasinan drug sting operations

LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN, Philippines — A total of P2.4 million worth of shabu was confiscated from two top wanted persons and a cohort during separate anti-illegal drugs operations in Pangasinan on Monday. The police report showed that the police operation was conducted in Urdaneta City where a high value individual identified as alias “JL” was arrested.

By cbuban

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zerohedgeLow4h ago

Feds Seize Over A Ton Of Cocaine At Massive US-Mexico Drug-Smuggling Tunnel

Feds Seize Over A Ton Of Cocaine At Massive US-Mexico Drug-Smuggling Tunnel Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Authorities charged four suspects on June 1 with felony drug distribution violations after finding a hidden tunnel used by drug runners inside a retail store in San Diego County that led into Tijuana, Mexico. Investigators also seized more than a ton of cocaine worth about $45 million in connection with the subterranean tunnel, according to the U.S. Attorn...

By Tyler Durden

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Daily SabahMixed11h ago

Authorities uncover US-Mexico tunnel tied to $45M cocaine operation

A sophisticated underground tunnel stretching beneath the U.S.-Mexico border and ending inside a California storefront was allegedly used to move more than $45 million worth of coc...

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