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    Border agents find drug tunnel in Nogales

    Border agents find drug tunnel in Nogales

    Brady McCombs, Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 5:00 pm

    Federal agents unearthed a sophisticated, 90-foot long, active drug smuggling tunnel in Nogales this week.

    Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations made the discovery on Tuesday, according to an agency news release. Agents doing surveillance in downtown Nogales spotted the occupants of a white box truck parked near the Morley Pedestrian Gate acting suspiciously, prompting them to follow the truck.

    With help from Nogales police, they stopped the truck and found 2,621 pounds of marijuana inside. In the subsequent investigation, agents learned that the marijuana had been smuggled through a tunnel that came out where the truck was parked.

    The Border Patrol helped locate the tunnel, which is 90-feet long with approximately half in Mexico and half in the U.S. It measures 3-feet tall by 3-feet wide and has two-by-fours and plywood as shoring, the press release says. Agents also found ventilation tubing, tools and electrical cord within the tunnel.

    It is 4.5 feet below street level. The street exit in the U.S. was cut with a bore-type saw and is 10 inches in diameter. It was plugged with a cylinder-shaped piece of concrete kept in place by a large floor jack, the news release says.

    Agents arrested three men who were in the truck on federal charges: Anthony Maytorena, 19, a U.S. citizen from Nogales, Sonora; Jorge Vargas Ruiz, 18, of Nogales, Ariz.; and a minor Mexican citizen whose name was not released.

    Tunnels are common in Nogales - nearly 60 tunnels have been found in the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector since 2008, most in Nogales.


    Federal agents unearthed a sophisticated, 90-foot long, active drug smuggling tunnel in Nogales this week.

    Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations made the discovery on Tuesday, according to an agency news release. Agents doing surveillance in downtown Nogales spotted the occupants of a white box truck parked near the Morley Pedestrian Gate acting suspiciously, prompting them to follow the truck.

    With help from Nogales police, they stopped the truck and found 2,621 pounds of marijuana inside. In the subsequent investigation, agents learned that the marijuana had been smuggled through a tunnel that came out where the truck was parked.

    The Border Patrol helped locate the tunnel, which is 90-feet long with approximately half in Mexico and half in the U.S. It measures 3-feet tall by 3-feet wide and has two-by-fours and plywood as shoring, the press release says. Agents also found ventilation tubing, tools and electrical cord within the tunnel.

    It is 4.5 feet below street level. The street exit in the U.S. was cut with a bore-type saw and is 10 inches in diameter. It was plugged with a cylinder-shaped piece of concrete kept in place by a large floor jack, the news release says.

    Agents arrested three men who were in the truck on federal charges: Anthony Maytorena, 19, a U.S. citizen from Nogales, Sonora; Jorge Vargas Ruiz, 18, of Nogales, Ariz.; and a minor Mexican citizen whose name was not released.

    Tunnels are common in Nogales - nearly 60 tunnels have been found in the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector since 2008, most in Nogales.

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    ICE HSI shuts down Arizona smuggling tunnel

    I.C.E. News Release

    August 16, 2011
    Nogales, AZ

    ICE HSI shuts down Arizona smuggling tunnel

    NOGALES, Ariz. - An active drug smuggling tunnel was shut down in Nogales, Ariz., Tuesday following an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Agents identified the tunnel after seizing more than 2,600 pounds of marijuana from three suspected drug smugglers.

    Agents conducting surveillance around the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry observed a white box truck with Arizona license plates parked near the Morley Pedestrian Gate. After noticing suspicious activity, agents followed the truck when it departed the area and, with assistance from the Nogales Police Department, conducted a traffic stop. Inside the truck, agents discovered 2,621 pounds of marijuana. Through further investigation, they learned that the marijuana was smuggled into the truck through a drug tunnel located underneath the pavement at the initial parking spot. HSI agents then contacted the Nogales Border Patrol to assist with locating the tunnel.

    "The discovery of this latest tunnel was based on the strong cooperation between ICE HSI, the Border Patrol, the Nogales PD and our counterparts in Mexico," said Kevin Kelly, assistant special agent in charge of ICE HSI in Nogales. "We will continue to work together to thwart drug smuggling into the United States."

    The tunnel is approximately 90 feet long, 3 feet wide and 3 feet tall. Approximately 45 feet of the tunnel is within the United States with an additional 45 feet in Mexico. The tunnel is 4.5 feet below street level. The exit within the United States was cut with a bore-type saw and was 10 inches in diameter. The illicit tunnel was plugged with a cylinder shaped piece of concrete held in place with a large floor jack from within. The tunnel contained shoring with two-by-fours and plywood. There was ventilation tubing, tools and electrical cord located within the illicit tunnel.

    Three individuals found travelling in the vehicle are facing federal drug charges. Anthony Maytorena, 19, a U.S. citizen from Nogales, Sonora; Jorge Vargas Ruiz, 18, from Nogales, Ariz.; and a juvenile Mexican citizen had their initial appearance Wednesday at the federal court in Tucson, Ariz.

    A criminal complaint is simply the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security.

    ICE is a 21st century law enforcement agency with broad responsibilities for a number of key homeland security priorities. For more information, visit www.ICE.gov. To report suspicious activity, call 1-866-347-2423.

    U.S. Dept of Homeland Security

    http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1108/110816nogales.htm
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