Four Charged After Suspected Cartel Tunnel Found Beneath Store Near Otay Mesa Border Crossing
Authorities say the tunnel was equipped with lighting, ventilation and a rail system, and four people were charged in the smuggling scheme.
- On Monday, federal authorities charged four men with participating in a scheme to use a cross-border tunnel beneath a "Buy 4 Less" store in San Diego to traffic narcotics into America.
- The nearly 2,000-foot-long tunnel, believed to be operated by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, featured reinforced walls, electricity, and a hydraulic lift to smuggle cocaine from Mexico through Otay Mesa.
- On Friday, Homeland Security Investigations agents stopped vehicles and seized 851 packages of cocaine weighing over a ton, with an estimated street value of $45 million.
- If convicted, defendants 32-year-old Jose Jimenez of San Diego, 29-year-old Gregorio Epifanio Hernandez Lopez of San Diego, 26-year-old Brandon Escalante Sandoval of Mexico, and 18-year-old Antonio Cortez of Mexico face life in prison and a $10 million fine.
- Since 1993, authorities have discovered 99 subterranean passages in the Southern District of California, while public policy expert Dr. Andres Sumano noted the region remains "the epicenter of synthetic-drug trafficking.
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