Federal authorities in El Paso, Texas uncovered a "sophisticated" man-made cross-border tunnel "coming from Mexico" on Thursday. The illegal underground route is "equipped with lighting, a ventilation system, and is braced with wood beams throughout," per Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
U.S. Border Patrol Agents assigned to the El Paso station discovered the tunnel while conducting a storm drain inspection in Boone Street, which is less than a mile away from the U.S.-Mexico border. At around 1:15 a.m. the agents removed a metal plate from the public storm drain that led them to the subterranean pathway, which is around six feet tall and four feet wide.
