Authorities Sieze 30 Tons of Marijuana in Tunnel Connecting Tijuana and San Diego

United States officials say authorities discovered nearly 30 tons of marijuana and a 600 yard tunnel connecting San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico on Tuesday. The tunnel has a rail system, lighting and ventilation. It connects a warehouse in Tijuana and a warehouse in San Diego’s Otay Mesa industrial area.

Authorities seized 10 tons of the drugs as they were being moved from the Otay Mesa warehouse in a tractor trailer. The Mexican military discovered about 5 tons in the Tijuana warehouse. In all, officials say about 26 tons of marijuana had been sent through the tunnel and into San Diego over the course of about a month.

Authorities have not determined which drug cartel operated the tunnel. "It's not a good day for the cartels. They now can't move that size of drugs without digging a tunnel for 600 yards. It backfired on them. Obviously this is a cartel and organized drug smuggling of the highest order," said ICE director John Morton.

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