Drug Tunnel Found Under U.S. Customs Lot in Arizona

Reuters

April 16, 2002

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Puzzled federal agents tried on Tuesday to discover who dug an 85-foot-long tunnel that started in Mexico, ran directly underneath a U.S. Customs Service parking lot in Southern Arizona, and was believed used at least once to smuggle drugs into the United States.

The tunnel, complete with wood bracing and electricity illegally tapped from a Customs employee parking lot, was found on Sunday by a sharp-eyed government security guard patrolling the area, said Roger Maier, a Customs Service spokesman.

No drugs were located during an inspection of the tunnel but evidence suggested that the tunnel was used at least once to smuggle drugs. No arrests have been made.

"It is bold to do something like this," Maier said. "But it is also bold to bring dope through the port of entry in a car. They are going to look for whatever avenue they can."

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