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2010-04-22 Caribbean-Latin America

60% Inc. in Drug-Smuggling Tunnels at U.S.-Mexican Border

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Posted by trailing wife 2010-04-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Most of the subterranean routes were discovered in Arizona, with 20 found in the "Tucson Sector" ...

File under the politician's cliche "Doing the jobs Americans won't"

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-04-22 07:25|| 2010-04-22 07:25|| Front Page Top

#2 For the "Great Escape" from Luft Stalag III:
In order to keep the tunnels from being detected by the perimeter microphones, they were very deep about 30 feet (9 m) below the surface.

Posted by Spot 2010-04-22 08:15|| 2010-04-22 08:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Does ground penetrating radar go deep enough to detect these tunnels? Or how about using area along the border as a proving ground for bunker busting bombs?

Posted by JohnQC 2010-04-22 09:26|| 2010-04-22 09:26|| Front Page Top

#4 JohnQC, it is very hard to find tunnels.

You may want to read up on some of the North Korean tunnels.

Posted by Bernardz 2010-04-22 10:50|| 2010-04-22 10:50|| Front Page Top

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