Smugglers target Arizona for two of every three illegal border tunnels

Thursday, June 16
By Maggie Pingolt
Cronkite News

WASHINGTON _ Arizona has more than 90 illegal tunnels under its border with Mexico, the most discovered in any state in the Southwest, law enforcement officials told senators this week.

Investigators have uncovered 88 in Nogales, Ariz., alone since the 1990s, accounting for more than half of the 153 tunnels found on the border.

“Tunnels are unique because it’s almost a foolproof way of getting narcotics into the United States,â€