A tunnel was discovered near the Tijuana-San Diego border in Otay Mesa while Mexican authorities carried out a search warrant in the Nueva Tijuana neighborhood on Saturday, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office announced. The tunnel is approximately 265 meters long and 6.30 meters deep, or about 869 feet long and 21 feet deep. Authorities served a search warrant at a Nueva Tijuana property Saturday with assistance from the Mexican Navy. During their search, officials seized four cartridges, three cell phones, bank cards, a DVR device, and 24 doses of methamphetamine, among other items, the Mexican Navy said. While searching the property authorities found a wooden tunnel believed to be headed toward the U.S. border. Based on the evidence seized during the search warrant, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said the property likely functioned as a hub for storage and trafficking of weapons, explosives and illicit substances. The evidence and property have now been turned over to the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office, which will continue the investigation in accordance with the law. A Homeland Security Investigations spokesperson shared the following statement with NBC 7: “Special Agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in San Diego, in coordination with our Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) partners, are conducting a criminal enforcement operation involving a cross-border subterranean tunnel in Otay Mesa, CA. To protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation and ensure the safety of all involved, we are unable provide additional details at this time.” ...read more read less