The discovery “is yet another reminder of how desperate these criminal
organisations are and the extent they will go to further their drug dealing
operations,” said Doug Coleman of the US Drug Enforcement
Administration.
“The DEA continues to work with our counterparts nationally and
internationally to bring to justice these drug trafficking organisations as
well as to block their smuggling routes into this country,” he said.
Last November two major drug smuggling tunnels were found near the Mexican
border with California in Tijuana, one of them 400 yards long and the other
600 yards in length.
Some 45,000 people have been killed since 2006, when Mexico launched a major
military crackdown against the powerful drug cartels that have terrorised
border communities as they have battled over lucrative smuggling routes.
Source: AFP
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