TUNNEL USED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING, OFFICIALS SAY

Federal authorities found an 85-foot tunnel under the U.S.-Mexican border
and said they believe it had been used to smuggle $21 million worth of
cocaine and marijuana into the United States.

Authorities said they have seized 956 pounds of cocaine and 839 pounds of
marijuana in the case. Two people have been arrested.

The tunnel stretched from underneath a home in Nogales, 55 miles south of
Tucson, to a concrete wash on the Mexican side of the border. Authorities
said the opening on the Mexican side was covered by a steel utility plate
and resealed with cement each time it was used.