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This photo released Tuesday, March 31, 2020, by the San Diego Tunnel Task Force, Department of Homeland Security, shows an entrance in Mexico to a cross-border tunnel running from warehouses in Tijuana to San Diego. U.S. authorities seized a large haul of drugs including opioids, methamphetamine and cocaine, being smuggled through the tunnel equipped with ventilation, lighting and an underground rail system. Authorities believe it existed for several months. (Department of Homeland Security via AP)

This photo released Tuesday, March 31, 2020, by the San Diego Tunnel Task Force, Department of Homeland Security, shows an entrance in Mexico to a cross-border tunnel running from warehouses in Tijuana to San Diego. U.S. authorities seized a large haul of drugs including opioids, methamphetamine and cocaine, being smuggled through the tunnel equipped with ventilation, lighting and an underground rail system. Authorities believe it existed for several months. (Department of H…

March 31, 2020

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US finds major cross-border tunnel used to smuggle drugs
March 31, 2020 12:32 p.m.

US finds major cross-border tunnel used to smuggle drugs

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A large haul of drugs, including opioids, methamphetamine and cocaine, being smuggled from Mexico to California was seized from a cross-border tunnel equipped with ventilation, lighting and an underground rail system, authorities said Tuesday.