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<p>Packages of seized marijuana are examined by officials in Murrieta, Calif., after a cross-border tunnel between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego was discovered. U.S. authorities said Friday that they seized tons of marijuana in connection with a tunnel that was equipped with a rail car - the second discovery of a major underground drug passage in San Diego this month.</p>

<p>Packages of seized marijuana are examined by officials in Murrieta, Calif., after a cross-border tunnel between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego was discovered. U.S. authorities said Friday that they seized tons of marijuana in connection with a tunnel that was equipped with a rail car - the second discovery of a major underground drug passage in San Diego this month.</p>

November 27, 2010

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Elaborate drug-smuggling tunnel found
November 27, 2010 8 p.m.

Elaborate drug-smuggling tunnel found

Passageway near San Diego had railcar, tons of pot

SAN DIEGO - A sophisticated cross-border tunnel equipped with a rail system, ventilation and fluorescent lighting has been shut down by U.S. and Mexican officials - the second discovery of a major underground drug passage in San Diego this month, authorities said Friday.