Bill Would Bolster Efforts to Stop Clandestine Tunnels
Legislation that would broaden the scope of tactics used to eradicate illegal underground tunnels that traverse the U.S.-Mexico border would also put more responsibility on property owners to report suspicious activity.
House Resolution 4119, also called the Border Tunnel Prevention Act and sponsored by U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, was passed out of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee by a voice vote Tuesday. If passed, wiretap authorizations generally associated with the investigations of crimes like corruption and drug trafficking could soon be expanded and used to investigate the construction of the tunnels.
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Mark Paulson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Yes, but the miners who are forced to build them face death and murder of their families by the cartel. So 20 years means nothing.
BiffTannen
Nice to see they're using fluorescent bulbs! Even the cartels like to save money.
Mark Farley via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Geophysical equipment should be able to find such tunnels with ease. So, the question in my mind is, why aren't procedures employing it not already in place???
Ian Mercer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I read the headline wrong. Was wondering why it's so hard to stop Julián Aguilar from using cross border tunnels. Doh.