Tunnel found under old KFC in Arizona connected to Mexico

Tunnel found under old KFC in Arizona connected to Mexico (pizzagate)

submitted 6.7 years ago by fogdryer

http://www.azfamily.com/story/38942162/arizona-mexico-tunnel-under-old-kfc-used-for-drug-smuggling-feds-say

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KXAN/CNN) -- Underneath a defunct Kentucky Fried Chicken shop in San Luis, Arizona, federal authorities made a startling discovery -- a tunnel to Mexico.

The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently obtained a search warrant for the former restaurant and inside they found a tunnel in the kitchen area.

The tunnel was only 8 inches in diameter but was 22 feet deep and nearly 600 feet long, connecting the fast food location to a home in Mexico.

Authorities say the tunnel was used to smuggle illegal drugs across the border.

https://www.kxan.com/news/national-news/tunnel-found-under-old-kfc-in-arizona-connected-to-mexico/1390242971

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Eggs-Vs-Bacon 6.7 years ago

22 feet deep, 5 feet tall, 3 feet wide according to the DM. In other words, plenty big enough for adult men to actually build it. Not a stretch at all to say it was also used to move people.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6091365/Feds-drug-tunnel-leading-kitchen-old-KFC-Arizona-Mexico.html

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Are_we__sure 6.7 years ago

I got it now. That sentence that was quoted was badly written.

The tunnel opening on one side was only 8 inches wide.

Not a stretch at all to say it was also used to move people.

That still seems to be a major stretch. The tunnel on the US side was 8 inches wide. That's pretty small.

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Eggs-Vs-Bacon 6.7 years ago

From the video it looks like the most narrow area is where the wood cover is. Also looks like the wood cover can be moved. Regardless, people did move around in that tunnel. Do you really think they would get so close and not climb up?

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Are_we__sure 6.7 years ago

The reports say the mexican side had a ladder, but there was nothing on the US side.

If you are just trying to move drugs 600 feet under the border, there's no reason for the folks in the tunnel ever to be on the US side. You just move the drugs and then the guy in US throws down a small bag or bucket tied to a rope and you just hoist the drugs out. The folks in the tunnel just walk back to Mexico. Seems like a simple proposition.

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