Mexico's unfilled border tunnels a security risk, US officials say
Published January 16, 2017 Associated Press
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Dec. 12, 2016: This image from a video shows one of two tunnels found in an area of warehouses in the border city of Tijuana that lead into California.
Dec. 12, 2016: This image from a video shows one of two tunnels found in an area of warehouses in the border city of Tijuana that lead into California. (Mexico's Attorney General's Office via AP, File)
SAN DIEGO – Mexico's inability to fully seal up border tunnels dug by drug smugglers poses a security risk and is an "open invitation" for cartels to carve out new tunnels, according to officials in the United States.
On the U.S. side, drug tunnels have been filled with concrete since 2007, after the Los Angeles Times reported that they were being left unfilled because of budget constraints within Customs and Border Protection.
Mexican authorities say they lack the money to completely fill the tunnels, some of which are outfitted with ventilation and rail systems to whisk contraband hundreds of yards under the border. Only the tunnel openings are sealed south of the border.
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