Inside secret 1,000ft tunnel found between Mexico & US after officials checking out storm drain stumbled upon entrance A SECRET 1,000ft smuggling tunnel has been discovered under the US-Mexico border by officials who were examining a storm drain.
Victor Manjarrez, a former US Border Patrol sector chief with over 20 years of experience, said the tunnel was likely built by traffickers.
General Jose Lemus, commander of Ciudad Juarez's military garrison, said the tunnel is six feet high and four feet wide, making it large enough to comfortably walk through.
The entrance was hidden in a storm drain and was discovered on January 10 by US border patrol agents who removed a metal grill covering the hole.
The US agents raised the alarm to their Mexican counterparts, and investigators are looking into whether local officials knew of the tunnel's existence.
