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SAN DIEGO — Mexican authorities said Thursday they seized about 10 tons of marijuana in an elaborate tunnel with a rail car system that extended well into San Diego and was designed to smuggle drugs into the U.S. from Tijuana.
The discovery on Wednesday marks one of the longest and more sophisticated clandestine tunnels found on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The passage was 9 feet deep and about 2,600 feet long — about three-quarters of that distance in Tijuana and the rest in San Diego. It was lit, ventilated and built with metal beams to prevent collapse.
It was unclear whether any drugs got through the tunnel or if it had an exit yet in the U.S.
Lauren Mack, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, declined to comment.
It was also unclear which drug trafficking organization began the engineering feat.
The region is largely controlled by Mexico’s Sinaloa...
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