Customs Attributes Counter-Tunnel Successes to Increased Collaboration

By Carlton Purvis
06/16/2011 -

Strategies for combating illegal tunnels on the Southwest border, including increased collaboration between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement agencies, are producing positive results, a top-level Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official testified before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control on Wednesday.

“Our growing partnership with Mexico is critical to our continued success in disrupting criminal activity along the Southwest border,â€