Drone discovers ‘narco tunnel’ between Arizona, Mexico

NewsNation) — Mexican law enforcement officials have discovered what they believe is a tunnel designed to smuggle drugs or people between the United States and Mexico after a drone detected the passageway.

Photos of the tunnel were posted on a Facebook account operated by the State Public Secretary of Security in Sonora, Mexico. Investigators believe that the discovery will disrupt the construction of the tunnel. The agency said that the entrance of the tunnel was found in San Luis, Rio Colorado, in Mexico, which is located south of Yuma, Arizona.

The tunnel stretched across the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a report by Arizona’s Family. The report indicated that a drone that was being used during a joint operation between Mexican authorities and U.S. Customs of Border Protection and discovered the tunnel’s entrance just south of the border wall.

Mexican police believe that the tunnel was in the early stages of construction. However, if completed, authorities believe the passageway would have been used as a “narco tunnel” to smuggle drugs or people under the border wall and into the United States.

“Implementing the Border Security Protocol and using technology critical points were identified to strengthen surveillance in the area,” the Facebook post said.

The police agency said that the tunnel was the third of its kind found near Yuma this year.

The report said the Yuma Border Patrol did not have information about this specific tunnel. However, the agency reported it works with the Mexican police to combat border crimes.