Narco Tunnel Linked To Los Rusos Discovred

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat

A drug tunnel dug by hand, measuring the right size in length, to cross drugs and undocumented immigrants under the border wall of Sonora and Arizona to the United States was discovered by agents of the Attorney General’s Office in the border region of San Luis Río Colorado. 

According to the authorities, the drug tunnel was located on May 1 when agents of the state public security police in coordination with the United States border patrol were conducting a tour of the San Luis Rio Colorado border wall. 

The middle passageway is less than 5 meters in length. The approximate distance to cross under the steel border wall built in the Sonoran Desert. An area that is currently being disputed by factions of the Sinaloa Cartel for the transfer of drugs, weapons, money, and undocumented immigrants. The authorities didn’t report any arrests or drug seizures after the discovery of this clandestine passage. 

Next to the discovery site, the officers found various tools used for excavation. Among these were shovels, bars, and buckets, which were covered with stacks of wood and weeds typical of the region. After the experts processed the scene to collect evidence for the court case. The agents carried out maneuvers to disable the excavation by covering it with earth using an excavator. 

Reports from Mexican authorities record that since 1990, when the first drug tunnel was officially discovered, to date security and migration agencies have found more than 230 clandestine passages. The vast majority in the state of Sonora in the Nogales region that borders the United States. 

The border between Sonora and Arizona is currently disputed between groups linked to Los Chapitos versus the Los Rusos criminal group commanded by Mayo Zambada. Local media indicated that the drug tunnel is linked to the Los Rusos criminal cell.

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