Mexican drug smugglers tunnel 250 feet through SOLID ROCK beneath U.S. border

The Daily Mail ^ | 12:45 PM on 10th May 2011 | Daily Mail Reporter

[TSgt]

A tunnel running 250 feet beneath the U.S.-Mexican border has been discovered fully kitted out with electricity, water pumps and ventilation.

Authorities in Arizona said although they've found dozens of tunnels in Nogales, a city in Santa Cruz County since the 1990s, this one is by far the most sophisticated.

Chief border patrol agent Randy Hill said those who were building it had chiselled through solid rock and installed lighting and other equipment.

[TSgt]

The border is secure now as it has ever been!

[Howie66]

It is a crying shame that the Mexicans won’t work that hard to straighten out their own country.

[Alex Murphy]

Chief border patrol agent Randy Hill said those who were building it had chiselled through solid rock and installed lighting and other equipment.

Was the hole covered up at one end?

[mdmathis6]

That rock should be assayed....alot of pure iron oxide and quartz from the look of it. High quality iron ore may be some copper thrown in? May be Mexico has a potentially high value metal deposit there that they should exploit.

[MsLady]

This woman is a complete pervert. Did you hear what she said about the TSA molesting little kids? The woman is as incompetent as holder. They both should be fired and thrown in jail.

[TSgt]

I saw the article but believe it was satire.

[CharlyFord]

This is a strong clue that border fences basically don't work. Border fences mark a border and send a message that one should not cross here. A border fence will not stop a motivated person.

Just after WWII, laws were passed to send the Mexicans home so that returning veterans could find work. They didn't need fences to make that work.

The government knows how to stop the illegal immigration. The politicians don't want to stop it. There's campaign contributions and votes in them illegals.

[shadeaud]

So it’s true........if a tree falls in the forest and there is nobody there to hear it,will it make a noise. Answer is no obviously cause nobody heard the digging of this(and how many others) tunnel.

[Steely Tom]

Ah, a Stephen King fan I see.

[MsLady]

Maybe it was, I hate satire articles.

[Iron Munro]

There once was a time when we could get news like this in US newspapers.

[youngidiot]

At what point do we say, “Okay, that was really good. Solid rock. You guys can go ahead and bring your drugs in. You’ve earned it.”

[HiJinx]

Arizona and Copper are like Arizona and Cattle, or Cactus, or...

There are or have been several copper mines near the Arizona/Mexico border.

[skeeter]

Sounds like a great place to store spent nuclear fuel rods.

[Fawn]

FLOOD IT-—only when occupied of course.

[Constitution Day]

Just great, now I have this theme song playing in my head...only it's with Mexican mariachi trumpeters, like Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire, and it's not even Cinco de Mayo!

[UCANSEE2]

It is a crying shame that the Mexicans won’t work that hard to straighten out their own country.

Maybe they are too 'busy'.

[traumer]

BA$%^#@ !!

[HiJinx]

Ping!

[BigFinn]

They do this with the help of Hezbollah. They have set up safe houses as close as Tijuana and coop with the cartels and the money goes straight to terrorism. The sharing of drug moo-lah is so good they won't use it to attack us until the time is right. They have been co-oping with them for over 10 years. That photo is pretty accurate for our Home Security Chieftess.

P.S. Beheadings are a pretty good clue that Hezbollah is in cahoots with them.!