PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted January 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Looks like a wall won't stop them http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/01/11/D8F2KU5G9.html Border Patrol agents discovered a 35-foot-long tunnel beneath the U.S.-Mexico border after it caved in and the asphalt roadway above it collapsed, officials said. The tunnel ended in a patch of vacant land near the San Ysidro port of entry, said Lauren Mack, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She said it was about 3 feet by 3 feet and appeared to have been used recently. It wasn't immediately clear when the tunnel was built or whether it might have been used for smuggling drugs or people. Authorities sealed off the U.S. side with sandbags and metal after discovering it on Monday, Mack said. The tunnel is across the border from an area that is either owned or leased by Mexican Customs. More than a dozen tunnels have been found along the southwestern border in recent years. In 2003, Border Patrol agents found a tunnel that originated in a private house in Mexico and ended in a parking lot on the U.S. side. A year later, U.S. authorities found evidence that someone was trying to rebuild the passageway. "We do believe it's a trend where smugglers are attempting to go underground after 9/11 as a result of the heightened security," Mack said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton eyed Joe Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Looks like a wall won't stop them http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/01/11/D8F2KU5G9.html Border Patrol agents discovered a 35-foot-long tunnel beneath the U.S.-Mexico border after it caved in and the asphalt roadway above it collapsed, officials said. The tunnel ended in a patch of vacant land near the San Ysidro port of entry, said Lauren Mack, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She said it was about 3 feet by 3 feet and appeared to have been used recently. It wasn't immediately clear when the tunnel was built or whether it might have been used for smuggling drugs or people. Authorities sealed off the U.S. side with sandbags and metal after discovering it on Monday, Mack said. The tunnel is across the border from an area that is either owned or leased by Mexican Customs. More than a dozen tunnels have been found along the southwestern border in recent years. In 2003, Border Patrol agents found a tunnel that originated in a private house in Mexico and ended in a parking lot on the U.S. side. A year later, U.S. authorities found evidence that someone was trying to rebuild the passageway. "We do believe it's a trend where smugglers are attempting to go underground after 9/11 as a result of the heightened security," Mack said. 458077[/snapback] How far under ground are these tunnels? I wonder if a D-10 rumbling over head would collapse those tunnels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted January 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 How far under ground are these tunnels?I wonder if a D-10 rumbling over head would collapse those tunnels. 458100[/snapback] Good Idea, they should monitor the hole and when they go in try it out. I'm guessing they are fairly deep though and without proper re-inforcement they wouldn't last long enough to dig that far. I'm thinking a stick of TNT would be the best solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 We should just buy Mexico and make it a state, or a coupla states. joking of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted January 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 We should just buy Mexico and make it a state, or a coupla states. joking of course 458194[/snapback] That would be a horrible idea can you imagine how the liberals would destroy the Baja? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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