Border Patrol officials in southern California announced Monday the discovery of a cross-border tunnel from Mexico to U.S.
The tunnel is the third to be discovered in the Calexico region in a year. Three weeks ago, agents found an incomplete 80-foot tunnel also located in the town of 40,000 residents.
“This is exactly what our Border Patrol agents are on patrol for,” El Centro Sector Chief Rodney Scott said in a statement. “They are on the lookout for anything out of the ordinary along our vast Southwest border. This agent saw something that didn’t look quite right and it turned out to be a tunnel.”
The tunnel was uncovered by an agent on Sunday. Agents searched the 142-foot-long manmade tunnel and said it originated 60 feet south of the border.
Immigration officials did not indicate whether they had arrested anyone in connection to the tunnel, but warned of the safety and security threats it posed to both the community and country.
