Drug smuggling tunnels close along Arizona border
Officials said the tunnel ran from Mexico to San Luis in Yuma County. This is the third tunnel discovered near Yuma this year.
San Luis, Arizona. – The use of drones helped uncover a tunnel under construction on the U.S.-Mexico border in San Luis.
Customs and Border Protection discovered and closed the tunnel in a joint operation with the Sonora Department of Public Safety.
The San Luis Public Safety Department posted about the discovery the day after Christmas.
Mexican authorities say this is the third drug tunnel discovered south of Yuma this year.
In 2020, authorities celebrated the discovery of what they called “the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history.”
It was also found in the San Luis area.
In 2018, a tunnel was discovered leading from a house in Mexico to an abandoned KFC restaurant in San Luis.
source: Sonora State Department of Public Safety
