US EditionFederal Authorities Shut Down a 79-Meter-Long Clandestine Tunnel in Nogales Leading to the US
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April 9, 2026 – Mexico City – EFE. Mexican security forces managed to close a clandestine underground passageway in the border town of Nogales, Sonora. This illegal infrastructure was designed to connect with U.S. territory and was allegedly operated by criminal organizations. During the operation, the agents managed to capture an individual who would be directly linked to illegal activities in the region. The discovery of this excavation was th…
Through a statement, the Mexican Security Cabinet announced the discovery of a clandestine tunnel between Nogales, Sonora and the United States.Along with the discovery of the tunnel between Nogales and the United States, a subject was arrested on charges of smuggling and human trafficking.The finding of the tunnel between Nogales and the United States was a joint intelligence workAccording to the communiqué, the location of the tunnel between N…
Mexico City, 9 Apr (EFE).- Mexican authorities disabled a tunnel used illegally in the city of Nogales (Sonora), bordering the United States, which was headed towards the neighboring country, in addition to arresting a person related to smuggling and trafficking of persons for a criminal group. In a statement, the Mexican Security Cabinet reported on Thursday that the finding was the result of intelligence work and security reinforcement in the …
A coordinated operation between federal forces allowed the location and securing of a clandestine tunnel in the border town of Nogales in Sonora State, allegedly used for smuggling activities and trafficking of persons to the United States. The intervention also resulted in the arrest by the authorities of an individual linked to these illegal operations, as well as in the confiscation of an indeterminate amount of gun cartridges on the site. Ac…
The tunnel financed by the "Los Chapitos" allies was 79 meters long and 4.5 meters deep still did not cross the border to Nogales, Arizona
The closure of a clandestine tunnel in a strategic area of Nogales has uncovered a sophisticated cross-border engineering network. The operation, the result of extensive intelligence work, located the tunnel entrance inside a private property registered to a lawyer with a long history in this border region. The property has been secured by federal forces to further investigate its use for criminal purposes.
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