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U.S. authorities unearth smuggling tunnel under B.C. border
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Posted on 07/20/2005 6:46:01 PM PDT by Happy2BMe
U.S. authorities unearth smuggling tunnel under B.C. border
SEATTLE (AP) - U.S. government agents have shut down a drug-smuggling tunnel built under the Canadian border near Lynden, Wash., a government source said Wednesday.
Authorities had been monitoring construction of the tunnel for eight months and sealed it Wednesday, shortly after it opened, making three to five arrests in the process, said the source, a government employee who had been briefed by local law-enforcement officials.
The exact length of the tunnel was not known. It ran from a building on the Canadian side to a house on the U.S. side, 90 metres from the border, the source said.
The source spoke on the condition of anonymity because the news had not yet been made public; a news release was expected Thursday morning.
Emily Langlie, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle, declined comment, as did Michael Milne, a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The source said the investigation was handled largely by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI, which did not immediately return a call seeking comment Wednesday.
TOPICS: Canada; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; borderpatrol; borders; bordersecurity; cafta; canada; caves; drugs; drugsmuggling; drugwar; immigrantlist; immigration; islam; jihadnextdoor; mexico; minutemen; propaganda; religionofpeace; sharia; smuggling; tunnels; wodlist; wot
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The exact length of the tunnel was not known. It ran from a building on the Canadian side to a house on the U.S. side, 90 metres from the border, the source said.
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posted on
07/20/2005 6:46:02 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
To: Happy2BMe
Where'd they put all the dirt?
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posted on
07/20/2005 6:47:43 PM PDT
by
BladeLWS
To: JohnHuang2; keri; international american; Kay Soze; jpsb; hershey; TomInNJ; dagnabbit; Pro-Bush; ...
And up north . .
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U.S. government agents have shut down a drug-smuggling tunnel built under the Canadian border near Lynden, Wash.
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posted on
07/20/2005 6:47:44 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(Viva La MIGRA - LONG LIVE THE BORDER PATROL!)
To: BladeLWS
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posted on
07/20/2005 6:48:25 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(Viva La MIGRA - LONG LIVE THE BORDER PATROL!)
To: Happy2BMe
Ah, maybe the N. Koreans, who are adept at building tunnels to invade the south, have been giving lessons to the Canadians!
To: CondorFlight
Don't laugh. The dope probably came from Mexico to Alaska then back through Canada through said tunnel.
(HINT: If they dug one, there are more.)
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posted on
07/20/2005 6:52:37 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(Viva La MIGRA - LONG LIVE THE BORDER PATROL!)
To: Happy2BMe
If you think about it tunneling under our northern border doesn't make a lot of sense. The Canadian border is way more porus than our southern border.
Just seems like tha hard way of doing it.
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posted on
07/20/2005 6:57:04 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(If you must obey your party, may your chains rest lightly upon your shoulders.)
To: Happy2BMe
Authorities had been monitoring construction of the tunnel for eight months and sealed it Wednesday, shortly after it opened, making three to five arrests in the process, said the source . . .
Watch the perps try to claim that the government should have stopped them from committing smuggling crimes.
To: cripplecreek
The contraband sells for a lot more up north than the contraband coming from the South - more money in that market perhaps.
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posted on
07/20/2005 7:01:44 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(Viva La MIGRA - LONG LIVE THE BORDER PATROL!)
To: BladeLWS
It ran for office and became a Senator in Mass.
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posted on
07/20/2005 7:01:59 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMan55
(DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THE CURTAINS THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR HEADS !)
To: Happy2BMe
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posted on
07/20/2005 7:03:47 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: BladeLWS
"Where'd they put all the dirt?"
"Authorities had been monitoring construction of the tunnel for eight months"
My guess would be that it wasn't someplace that was concealed very well....I can imagine the cops sitting in a surveillance van watching this pile of dirt grow.
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posted on
07/20/2005 7:07:10 PM PDT
by
chief_bigfoot
("isn't THAT amazing?" - Ron Popiel)
To: A CA Guy; Happy2BMe
Not in my view. Why didn't they allow drugs to be shipped through the tunnel until they had a solid view of the supplier and receivers, then bust all of them?
At this point they don't even know who financed digging the tunnel.
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posted on
07/20/2005 7:08:04 PM PDT
by
B4Ranch
( Report every illegal alien that you meet. Call 866-347-2423, Employers use 888-464-4218)
To: Happy2BMe
To: Happy2BMe
They don't have 4-wheel drive in Canada? Or do they get lost in the woods at night?
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posted on
07/20/2005 7:10:38 PM PDT
by
balrog666
(A myth by any other name is still inane.)
To: B4Ranch
They busted several people, and all the had was an exit end to the tunnel, so without Canadian approval, American authorities couldn't follow these idiots back through Canada to their cell.
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posted on
07/20/2005 7:10:50 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: A CA Guy
Are they sure it was just drugs that was smuggled?
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posted on
07/20/2005 7:12:46 PM PDT
by
virgil
To: virgil
Not sure, there might have also been some talking points that were directed toward Hillary Clinton to expedite Democrats new socialized medicine plan for America.
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posted on
07/20/2005 7:14:46 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: chief_bigfoot
The builders didn't think to smuggle the dirt out in their pockets and dump it as they walked around?
Word is that the mastermind is getting 30 days in the cooler.
To: Cultural Jihad
When will tom tancredo make his obligatory media stop?
Oh wait a minute, this is the Canadian border, nevermind.
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posted on
07/20/2005 7:18:18 PM PDT
by
Dane
( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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