Not only in Gaza- Third Tunnel in one year discovered in Calexico

Not only in Gaza- Third Tunnel in one year discovered in Calexico

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An El Centro Sector Border Patrol agent assigned to the Calexico Border Patrol Station discovered a cross border tunnel during a routine patrol along the border earlier this month.

The discovery occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m., while a Border Patrol agent was conducting routine patrol duties along the International Border with Mexico approximately 3 km east of the Calexico, California East Port of Entry. The agent noticed a depression in the soil along the banks of the All-American Canal. As the agent approached the anomaly in the soil on foot, it began to give way exposing a hole 45 cm in diameter.

Once the hole was exposed, the agent saw lumber and electrical wiring inside, indicating the possible presence of a cross border tunnel. The agent quickly secured the scene for further investigation.

“This is exactly what our Border Patrol agents are on patrol for,” said El Centro Sector Chief Rodney Scott. “They are on the lookout for anything out of the ordinary along our vast Southwest border. This agent saw something that didn’t look quite right and it turned out to be a tunnel.”

The tunnel is about three feet by three feet wide and approximately 43 meters in length. The tunnel’s point of origin began about 18 meters south of the international border in Mexico, while the remainder of the tunnel extended into the United States.

The U.S. Border Patrol along with other law enforcement authorities, discovered another cross border tunnel in Calexico, California 3 weeks earlier.

Cross border tunnels pose a significant risk to the safety and security of the United States and any other country who is threatened by them, Israel included. Anything or anyone could potentially cross into the U.S. via a tunnel. This is the third tunnel discovered in the El Centro Sector area since April 2015.

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