Mexican authorities discovered and will seal a secret tunnel found on the US-Mexico border connecting Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. The tunnel, equipped with lighting and ventilation, was hidden in a storm sewer system and is believed to have been used for smuggling people and contraband. An investigation is underway to determine who constructed and operated the tunnel.
A secret tunnel discovered last week on the U.S.-Mexico border will be sealed by Mexican authorities, an army official in Ciudad Juarez said Saturday.The tunnel, discovered on Jan. 10, connects the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez with the Texas city of El Paso. On the Mexican side, it measures about 1,000 feet and is equipped with lighting, ventilation and reinforced to prevent collapses, officials said.
it could have been one or two years,' Lemus told reporters, declining to give details about how long it had been operating as well as its possible builders and operators.He said the Mexican Attorney General's Office was responsible for the investigation and would be in charge of determining if there was complicity by the authorities due to the fact that it was built without them noticing.
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