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Border Tunnels Growing National Security Threat 


The Border Tunnel Patrol stresses cross border cooperation.


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Updated 9:15 AM PDT, Tue, Aug 17, 2010


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It's a growing national security threat. Border tunnels that connect the bad
guys on both sides of the U.S.
<http://www.nbcsandiego.com/topics?topic=Mexico> Mexico border.

Our cameras got a a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes for a "Day in
the Life" of the Border Tunnel Patrol.

Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), Border Patrol and the
<http://www.nbcsandiego.com/topics?topic=U.S.+Drug+Enforcement+Administratio
n> Drug Enforcement Administration use robots and radar to detect the cross
border tunnels, which are a haven for human and drug smuggling.  

ICE officials say cooperation with both sides of the border is essential.

"To really stop this threat of tunneling activity," said Tim Durst,
Assistant Special Agent, ICE, "We need cooperation of the government of
Mexico."  

In the past several years, the number of border tunnels has increased
63-percent and the
<http://www.nbcsandiego.com/topics?topic=U.S.+Department+of+Homeland+Securit
y> Department of Homeland Security says Mexico's
<http://www.nbcsandiego.com/topics?topic=Felipe+Calderon> President Felipe
Calderon has pledged his support to crack down on this criminal activity.



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Security-Threat-100861874.html#ixzz0wxYrRA9Z> Border Tunnels Growing
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