Mexican authorities, using a drone, discovered a suspected drug tunnel near the U.S.-Mexico border south of Yuma, Arizona. The tunnel, still in its early stages, is believed to be used for smuggling drugs or people. This discovery highlights ongoing border security challenges and the adaptability of smugglers.
A drone has led Mexican authorities to the discovery of a suspected drug tunnel beneath the U.S.-Mexico border, officials reported. Newsweek contacted Customs and Border Protection for further comment via email outside of normal office hours. The discovery of the tunnel south of Yuma, Arizona, highlights ongoing border security challenges that President-elect Donald Trump will face when he takes office.
Trump has pledged to crack down on crime syndicates, drug smuggling, and illegal migration as he looks to implement his mass deportation policy. While the wall remains a focal point in immigration discourse, tunnels like the one uncovered in the city of San Luis Rio Colorado in Mexico, which abuts the U.S. border, show how traffickers adapt to bypass barriers. Mexican authorities believe they have halted the construction of a new drug tunnel leading into Arizona. The tunnel's entrance is located in the Mexican city of San Luis Rio Colorado, south of Yuma, near the border and the State Public Security Secretariat of Sonora state shared images of the tunnel on Facebook. The tunnel was discovered during a joint operation with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol operation, where agents used a drone to locate it just south of the border wall. Mexican authorities have said that the tunnel was still in its early stages and is suspected to be a 'narco tunnel,' likely intended for smuggling drugs or people beneath the border wall. The Sinaloa drug cartel uses drug tunnels like these throughout the Southwest to smuggle illicit narcotics and people, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) 2024 drug threat assessment Some of these tunnels are highly advanced and equipped with electricity and ventilation. It is the third tunnel discovered south of Yuma, Arizona this year, according to Mexican authoritie
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