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| 30 detained at cross-border tunnel in Otay Mesa |
| 2017-08-27 |
| Democrat officals scattered, but left filled-in Voter Registration cards on the ground. [SanDiegoUnionTribune] Border Patrol agents found a cross-border tunnel in Otay Mesa early Saturday after dozens of people emerged from it, federal authorities said. Agents caught seven Mexicans and 23 Chinese nationals who apparently had just been smuggled into the United States through the tunnel, Customs and Border Protection spokesman Ralph DeSio said. The agents were in the area of the border and Britannia Boulevard about 1:30 a.m. when they saw a large number of people on the street. The people started running when agents approached them, Border Patrol Agent Eduardo Olmos said. Some of the people tried to get back to the tunnel, leading agents to discover its existence, Olmos said. He did not know if some people succeeded in getting back to Mexico. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #5 *happy sigh* |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-08-27 18:01 |
| #4 TBM..er..23 Chinese nationals The original TBM. They worked damn well tunneling for the Union Pacific getting to Promontory Summit, UT. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-08-27 17:55 |
| #3 At least they are if the boarder patrol and Homeland Security are on the ball. Well, if there are twenty-five in one house, the boarder patrol would know. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-08-27 08:32 |
| #2 No, since Tunnel Boring Machines make too much noise and thus are easily detected. At least they are if the boarder patrol and Homeland Security are on the ball. |
| Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-08-27 01:40 |
| #1 So any coyote groups using TBMs yet? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2017-08-27 01:05 |