On Thursday, U.S. Border Patrol agents and Homeland Security Investigations discovered a man-made pipe entering the country from Mexico. Agents discovered it in El Paso, Texas, near a storm drain program by the boundary wall during a safety sweep , of the place.
The” powerful cross-border hole” is thought to have been used for drug trafficking and human trafficking in and out of the United States.  , The train’s proportions were six feet tall and four foot wide. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, it had a lighting and ventilation program and was supported by wooden frame brackets.
According to reports, it is believed to have been constructed within the past month. Border patrol agents praised the importance of discovering the underwater system.
” This is an historical event for the U. S. Border Patrol around in El Paso, Texas, along with many other federal, state, local, law enforcement agencies, including the state of Mexico”, said Border Patrol spokeswoman Claudio Herrera. ” We were able to get a decorative hole, from Juarez]Mexico] into this area”.
Moreover, officials cited the hole as a significant blow to the area’s medication smugglers and human traffickers operating there.
” Transnational criminal businesses mistakenly believe they can prevent detection by moving people and the illicit underground,” according to Image El Paso Special Agent in Charge Jason T. Stevens. This most recent discovery, which highlights our ability to disrupt their superior smuggling networks, is a major blow to their operations.
Anthony Scott Good, a member of the El Paso Sector Chief Patrol, praised the deeds of those who found them and emphasized the consequences of such caves.
Good said,” We are proud of the officials who found this smuggling system used by transnational criminal businesses.” Every square km of the El Paso Sector is searched and surveyed by our officials without fail. Together with our partners, we are committed to looking into these illegal activities and prosecuting all those responsible for putting lives at risk in these dangerous conditions and avoiding the legal channels of entry into the United States.
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX ) posted on X,” This alarming discovery underscores the urgent need to secure our borders and stop the flow of deadly drugs and human trafficking networks.”
To find out where the tunnel was built and who was responsible for it’s construction, a number of law enforcement officials and representatives from the U.S. and Mexican institutions will work together. This combined effort includes the El Paso Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Latino state, the U. S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez, Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI, and the El Paso CBP Office of Field Operations. The importance of cooperating in the research was highlighted by a director.  ,
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The discovery of this hole by the US Border Patrol and the subsequent disturbance of Transnational Criminal Organizations using it, according to John Morales, the head of the FBI special agent division. This powerful transnational activity exemplifies the strong alliances between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, which work together to secure our shared border and safeguard our neighborhoods.
These collaborations are essential to ensuring both our communities and the safety of our country as a whole, he continued. The FBI will continue to support the ongoing investigation into this tunnel and continues to be steadfast in its commitment to working with our partners along the border to combat illegal criminal activity and address national security threats.
