Tunneling Under San Diego
This is a wild one:
U.S. authorities have uncovered the longest underground smuggling tunnel they have ever found in the Southwest that runs between the United States and Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the tunnel stretched for nearly a mile from the Tijuana airport to Greater San Diego. It was found this week by Border Patrol agents and other authorities and spans 4,309 feet in length.
The tunnel measures 5 and a half feet tall by 2 feet wide with an average depth of 70 feet from the surface, officials said. Agents said the tunnel is so sophisticated it includes an elevator at the entrance, an extensive rail system, air ventilation, high voltage electrical cables and a complex drainage system.
4,300 feet long!
Elevator!
Ventilation!
Electricity!
Rail system!
This thing had to take months to build! How in the world was "mum's the word" maintained for so long? Keeping something like this secret is almost as amazing as the construction itself.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
