The recent explosion in drug-related crime and illegal immigration led to the use of unmanned aircraft (UAVs) in patrolling our southern border with Mexico. This complements the border patrol agents working on foot or with vehicles, bikes, and speed boats to stem the tide of illegal immigrants and unscrupulous drug smugglers. With the increased enforcement of the southern border on land and sea, along with the encouragement of citizens to report immigrants who came her illegally, drug smugglers have increasingly resorted to the use of underground tunnels, which are now being built and discovered at an alarming frequency.
Recently, border patrol agents have discovered a tunnel under Nogales, one of many immigration checkpoints in southern Unite States. This was one of the several discovered in the city recently, which made use of the preexisting storm drain tunnels. The drain tunnels wouldn't have been built in the first place if it weren't for the fact the Mexican side of the border has a higher elevation compared to the U.S. side of the border. The high elevations enable excess run-off to flow into the river more easily.
About one underground drug tunnel is discovered per month. The drug tunnels range in quality from tight worm holes to sophisticated ones with lighting and ventilation. They were either discovered by accident, through careful observation, or through reports of alert citizens. The discovery of the tunnel usually ends with a major drug bust on the U.S. side of the border. Drugs that manage to get through will end up in the hands of the local drug dealers and possibly medical marijuana dispensaries. Why is the war against drugs so hard to win? Maybe we need immigration reform that's more strict on illegal immigrants.
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