An agent discovered another tunnel on the US border after nearly falling in hole
CHRISTOPHER WOOD
Apr 20th 2016 9:25AM
A U.S. Border Patrol agent came across a depression in the ground along the U.S.-Mexico border while on patrol 2 miles east of the Calexico, California, border crossing.
The agent approached the area -- near the All-American Canal -- on foot, but the ground gave way, revealing a hole 18 inches in diameter, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement.
See more of the discovery in the gallery below:
The agent observed lumber and wiring in the hole, and further investigation uncovered a tunnel 3 feet by 3 feet wide that stretched 142 feet across the U.S. border.
The tunnel's point of origin was about 60 feet south of the U.S.-Mexico border, in "an area that is primarily open fields and farmland," according to the Los Angeles Times.
It wasn't clear whether the tunnel was complete, and the CBP did not specify its purpose, but the agency did note that, "Anything or anyone could potentially cross into the US via a tunnel."
Though it's not clear how this tunnel was used, or meant to be used, it is the third tunnel uncovered in the Calexico area in the last year.
In late March, U.S. agents busted a 400-yard cross-border tunnel reaching from a home in Mexicali, Mexico, to Calexico after observing its construction for several months. |
