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Tons of Cocaine, Pot Seized in 'Ingenious' Cross-Border Tunnel System
Forensic Magazine ^ | Thu, 04/21/2016 | Sean Allocca

Posted on 04/21/2016 11:13:26 AM PDT by nickcarraway

U.S. authorities seized another cross-border tunnel, this time in San Diego, just weeks after a similar tunnel was uncovered in Calexico, Calif., a two-hour drive to the east.

The 874-yard-long tunnel was uncovered, on Wednesday, after a months-long investigation, authorities said. The tunnel was equipped with a rail system, lighting, a ventilation system, and even a commercial elevator on the Mexico-side that could fit up to ten people, authorities said.

Laura Duffy, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, said the tunnel was “a bit ingenuous” and “completely different” than any of the tunnels her office had seen before. She also said the operation was unusual because the tunnel was built not only to smuggle marijuana, but cocaine as well.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; bordersecurity; bordertunnels; calexico; california; cannabis; cocaine; gaykkk; homosexualagenda; illegals; libertarians; medicalmarijuana; mexico; sandiego; teardownthiswall; teardowntrumpwall; terrortunnels; tunnel; wod
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To: shotgun
Gopher Gun.
21 posted on 04/21/2016 12:12:04 PM PDT by itsahoot (Trump is a fumble mouthed blowhard that can't finish a sentence, but he will finish a term.)
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To: nickcarraway

More sheep clothing operations when we know the government is cooperating with Cartels because Cartels forbid gun ownership in their territories in Mexico.


22 posted on 04/21/2016 12:13:35 PM PDT by lavaroise (s)
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To: 2banana

Racist as in code word for seditious. Because we know the CIA/FBI use drug money to finance Cartel drug money tomprevent gun ownership and Zapata separatism in Mexico.


23 posted on 04/21/2016 12:15:24 PM PDT by lavaroise (s)
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To: itsahoot

Around my parts we have Thompson ground squirrels and they can do one hack of number on a park. They are shallow burrows too.

Their a blast too shoot with .22’s out on the pastures too!


24 posted on 04/21/2016 12:22:25 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: nickcarraway
‘Yeah, this baby will be okay for marijuana, but you can’t smuggle cocaine in it. No. No. No.’

Different approval authority means the inspection for a marijuana smuggling tunnel doesn't grant approval for smuggling cocaine.

25 posted on 04/21/2016 12:23:22 PM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: itsahoot

Yep.


26 posted on 04/21/2016 12:35:52 PM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: forgotten man

And what is going to happen to the person who owns that property? Probably nothing.


27 posted on 04/21/2016 1:28:25 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Keep calm and Pray on.)
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To: SandRat
When s tunnel is discovered pump it full of Napalm then set it alight.

Then, when it collapses, you have a 574 yard long 15 ft. deep ditch.....

28 posted on 04/21/2016 1:46:43 PM PDT by terycarl (COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVER ALL)
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To: terycarl
A 574 yard long, 15 ft. deep Direct Fire and In-Direct Fire Target Range.
29 posted on 04/21/2016 1:58:44 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: jonrick46

You may be thinking of the Israelis


30 posted on 04/21/2016 3:41:59 PM PDT by saintgermaine (The Time Traveler)
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To: nickcarraway

I’m a civil (structural) engineer. Cocaine would be easy. With say a 4 inch pipe I’d think you could introduce water and pump the cocaine over 900 feet as a slurry. Dewater it and repackage it on the far side.

Pumping cash back, significantly more challenging though.


31 posted on 04/21/2016 3:52:28 PM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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32 posted on 04/21/2016 3:57:17 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: SandRat

During the Vietnam war the army did experiments with tear gas tarps & leaf blowers to clear tunnel complexes. My thought is drop in some CS gas ,cover the entrance with tarps & stick in the muzzle of a couple of leaf blowers to move the gas to the Mexican side . Meanwhile someone is in a cherry picker with binoculars looking for folks bailing out of a building.


33 posted on 04/21/2016 11:38:50 PM PDT by Nebr FAL owner
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To: Nebr FAL owner

Toss in Vomiting agent Grenades to make it fun.


34 posted on 04/22/2016 3:33:03 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: nickcarraway

The Cartels regularly let the cops capture something to keep them on the upward promotion track and thus more valuable to the Cartel.

Saw it happen again and again.


35 posted on 04/23/2016 4:38:53 PM PDT by TomasUSMC (FIGHT LIKE WW2, WIN LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.)
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