Border agents discover presumed smuggling tunnel near border fence in Texas

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Border agents discover presumed smuggling tunnel near border fence in Texas
The tunnel was built on the U.S. side of the border.
Author: Oscar Margain
Published: 7:53 PM EST February 1, 2019
Updated: 9:22 PM EST February 1, 2019

HIDALGO, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents made the rare discovery of a tunnel dug near a border fence in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.

The tunnel was found at the bottom of a 30-foot embankment on the U.S. side of the border near the city of Hidalgo.


Brand said the tunnel is roughly 1,500 feet downriver from the water pump station.

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