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Tijuana-San Diego Drug Smuggling Tunnel

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Source: Straight Arrow News

Project
Discovered And Shut Down

A secret drug smuggling tunnel linking a home in the Nueva Tijuana neighborhood of Tijuana to a commercial warehouse in San Diego County was discovered and shut down. The tunnel is 50 feet deep, nearly 3,000 feet long, and equipped with lighting, ventilation, and a track system for moving cargo. It was used by gangs to smuggle drugs into the United States. Authorities plan to pour thousands of gal

Status
Closed
Sector
Tunnel, Cement, Commercial, Warehouse, Residential, Government
Location
San Diego, California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Straight Arrow News

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The project “Tijuana-San Diego Drug Smuggling Tunnel” is an infrastructure initiative in the Tunnel sector, located in San Diego, California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Straight Arrow News.

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discovered and shut down

Taiyo status

Closed

Taiyo last update

2026-07-22

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A secret drug smuggling tunnel linking a home in the Nueva Tijuana neighborhood of Tijuana to a commercial warehouse in San Diego County was discovered and shut down. The tunnel is 50 feet deep, nearly 3,000 feet long, and equipped with lighting, ventilation, and a track system for moving cargo. It was used by gangs to smuggle drugs into the United States. Authorities plan to pour thousands of gallons of concrete into the tunnel to permanently shut down the illegal operations.

Original sector

Infrastructure

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

California

City

San Diego

Source

Source

Straight Arrow News

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Sector

Tunnel, Cement, Commercial, Warehouse, Residential, Government

Article published date

2025-06-22

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