A smuggling tunnel used to bring illegal drugs into the US was discovered in Yuma, Arizona, after a routine traffic stop on August 13, according to officials with the US Department of Homeland Security.
During a press conference on August 22, officials said the tunnel was discovered after a significant amount of drugs was found during a traffic stop. The suspect, Ivan Lopez, was the owner of a building that formerly housed a KFC restaurant. The tunnel was discovered in a kitchen in the building, and stretched 600 yards over the border into Mexico.
Scott Brown, the special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Phoenix, said 168 kilograms of drugs were seized, including 118 kilograms of methamphetamine, 6 kilograms of cocaine, 3 kilograms of fentanyl, 13 kilograms of white heroin, and 6 kilograms of brown heroin. Brown described it as a “very significant seizure.” Credit: Yuma Sector Border Patrol via Storyful
