Cartel Trafficking Kids and Drugs Right Under the Nose of USCCB’s ‘Open Border Czar’

Tunnel discovered less than 10 miles from Bishop Mark Seitz diocesan offices.

Border Patrol agents and Homeland Security Investigations uncovered a man-made tunnel entering the U.S. from Mexico on Thursday. Agents discovered it in El Paso, Texas, near a storm drain system by the border wall during a security sweep of the area.

It is suspected that the “sophisticated cross-border tunnel” was used for human trafficking and drug smuggling in and out of the United States. The tunnel’s dimensions were six feet tall and four feet wide. It had a lighting and ventilation system and was supported with wooden beam braces, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
 

 
It is believed to have been built within the last year, according to reports. Border patrol agents raved about the significance of discovering the underground system.

“This is an historic event for the U.S. Border Patrol here in El Paso, Texas, along with multiple other federal, state, local, law enforcement agencies, including the government of Mexico,” said Border Patrol spokesman Claudio Herrera. “We were able to find a handmade tunnel, from Juarez [Mexico] into this area.”

Additionally, officials categorized the tunnel as a vital blow to drug smugglers and human traffickers operating in the area.

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