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Mexico Struggling to Fill 'Sophisticated' Cross-Border Tunnel Likely Used For VIP Smuggling

Members of the US Border Enforcement Security Task Force inspect an illegal tunnel bound to El Paso in US, at the Mexico-US border in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on January 10, 2025. (Credit: HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Mexican authorities are struggling to fill parts of a "sophisticated" cross-border tunnel detected in January and likely used for VIP smuggling.

According to Border Report, officials are encountering issues due to challenges posed by the Rio Grande, considering careful planning is needed to not disturb the levee. On Tuesday they dug small holes on the levee to pour concrete in the part of the tunnel going underneath the river.

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