U.S. Law Enforcement Seizes $30 Million in Illegal Drugs at Tunnel and Enhances Counter-Narcotics Operations in the W. Hemisphere

On March 31, 2020, United States law enforcement agents on the San Diego Tunnel Task Force announced the uncovering on March 19 of a sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel, which goes under the U.S.-Mexico border to a warehouse in a commercial complex in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego. On April 1, 2020, President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials announced the U.S. government started enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere.