Coverage dated May 15, 2022 to May 16, 2022

Big cross-border tunnel found linking Tijuana, San Diego

Headline from WHEC Rochester

The secret passage featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities said. The tunnel is in one of the most fortified stretches of the border, illustrating the limitations

St. Louis Post-Dispatch's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

37 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox10 Phoenix

    Big border-crossing tunnel found linking Tijuana, San Diego (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    U.S. authorities on Monday announced the discovery of an underground smuggling tunnel on Mexico’s border, running the length of a football field on U.S. soil to a warehouse in an industrial area.

  2. Tucson

    Big cross-border tunnel is found linking Tijuana, San Diego (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    Authorities have announced the discovery of an underground smuggling tunnel on Mexico’s border, running the length of a football field on U.S. soil to a warehouse in an industrial area.

  3. 12News Phoenix

    Drug smuggling tunnel found linking Tijuana, San Diego (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    12News Phoenix's feed description

    Authorities have found about 15 sophisticated tunnels on California’s border with Mexico since 2006.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Big cross-border tunnel is found linking Tijuana, San Diego | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities have announced the discovery of an underground smuggling tunnel on Mexico’s border, running

  5. WHEC Rochester

    Big cross-border tunnel found linking Tijuana, San Diego (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    Authorities have announced the discovery of a major drug smuggling tunnel — running about the length of a six football fields — from Mexico to a warehouse in an industrial

  6. Al Jazeera

    US authorities find major cross-border ‘narco-tunnel’ to Mexico (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Tunnel from Tijuana to San Diego had rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities say.

  7. NBC New York

    Long Drug-Smuggling Tunnel Found Linking San Diego, Tijuana (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The entrance of a “narcotics tunnel” was found at a home in Tijuana and was used to discretely cross the U.S.-Mexico border to carry out acts of organized crimes and other illicit activities, authorities in Mexico said.

  8. NBC News

    Cross-border tunnel length of six football fields found linking Tijuana, San Diego (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The secret passage, which was discovered near San Diego’s Otay Mesa border crossing, featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities said.

  9. Breitbart News

    1700-Foot Drug Tunnel Found Connecting Tijuana with San Diego (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Federal authorities announced the discovery of a 1,700-foot sophisticated narco-tunnel running from Tijuana to a California warehouse.

  10. Gopusa

    Agents uncover drug tunnel running from San Diego to Tijuana in Mexico; 6 arrested (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    Federal authorities say they have uncovered a long and sophisticated tunnel that runs from Southern California to Mexico and was built to send large amounts of drugs past border guards. Officials announced the discovery of the complex trafficking tunnel on Monday, which runs about 600 yards between …

  11. Fox News

    Border officials discover 'fully operational' drug tunnel connecting Tijuana to San Diego (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    U.S. authorities announced the discovery of an underground tunnel that stretched under the U.S.-Mexico border that was likely used to transport drugs undetected.

  12. CBS News

    Authorities find massive drug-smuggling tunnel between Tijuana and San Diego (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities said.

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