Why From Tunnel?

Tunnels are primarily built to smuggle marijuana from one city, state or country to another. Its odor and bulk are difficult to conceal from the border inspectors which makes it difficult to smuggle it through known ways. The best way to get them smuggled is through tunnels.

Most Popular Region

For building tunnels, the region between San Diego and Tijuana is the most popular. It is because of their easy-to-dig soil. The soil is more clay-like that does not pose any difficulty for shovels and pneumatic tools. 

Warehouse On Both Sides

Moreover, the border has warehouses on both sides. It plays an important part as they work as a cover for heavy tools and trucks. It is because of them only these illegal activities get neglected by the authorities.

Not The Same

Things have become tougher for drug traffickers since the new U.S. sanctions have come into force. The sanction makes it even more difficult to run drugs and goods through tunnels. Authorities have captured many tunnels that were in making. Interestingly, on every completed tunnel, authorities found a couple more unfinished ones hinted by the former.   

Not The Only Option

If you are thinking that tunnels are the only way of smuggling drugs and people into the country then you are wrong. There are many other ways. The reports regarding capturing of people crouched in cars, backs of trucks, and disguised amongst livestock have emerged every now and then.    

Drone

A drone was found crashed at Tijuana’s shopping center. Surprisingly, the drone was holding 3kg of an unidentified drug. The incident took place in January. Smugglers have come up with many new ways.