A suspected drug tunnel under construction has been found in Tijuana near the border with the United States, authorities said Wednesday.

Mexican officials informed federal agents with a Homeland Security Investigations-led task force about the possible tunnel, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Lauren Mack.

She said there were no indications the tunnel crossed the U.S. border.

According to Mexican media reports, the discovery was reported in the Castillo neighborhood of northern Tijuana. Mexican authorities were seeking a search warrant and had detained five people, the reports said.


No other information was available.

“We will continue to coordinate with our counterparts in Mexico as more information is available,” Mack said.

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