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Higuero-Guerrero had been the most blatant member of the AFO directing operations in Tijuana for years. At the beginning of 2002, AFO was dealt two huge blows: First, its infamous and brutal enforcer and assassin Ramon Arellano Felix was killed in a street fight with drug trafficking competitors and Mexican police, then, a month later, the AFO’s overall Chief of Operations, Benjamin Arellano-Felix, was arrested in Puebla, Mexico, by the Mexican Military. Operation Crossfire (2002) On April 10, 2002, Operation Crossfire, a bi-lateral anti-corruption investigation conducted in collaboration with federal Mexican Government officials, resulted in the arrest of 42 active federal, state, and local law enforcement officers from Mexicali, Tijuana, and Ensenada. These arrests included the Tijuana Chief of Police, heads of the State Judicial Police in Tijuana, Tecate, and Mexicali; and the Assistant State Attorney General. All of them were assisting the Arellano-Felix Organization. Drug Smuggling Tunnels 64 Reports of drug smuggling tunnels increased significantly in late 2002 and early 2003. Traffickers may have increased their use of subterranean smuggling in light of increased border security, either real or perceived. Mexican drug trafficking organizations had used tunnels as a smuggling method since at least 1990. All of the narco-tunnels seized were in California (in the San Diego-Tijuana area) and Arizona (Douglas, Naco, and Nogales). At least 13 tunnels were discovered. Narco-tunnels ranged in sophistication from a 16-inch PVC pipe; to tunnels dug off of drainage systems; to well-engineered tunnels equipped with electricity, ventilation, and rails. DEA, in cooperation with Mexico’s Policia Federal Preventiva, discovered one of the most significant drug smuggling tunnels on February 27, 2002. It was approximately 4 feet by 4 feet, more than 800 feet long, and 20 feet underground. It was equipped with its own ventilation system, lighting, and rails on which an electronic cart moved drugs. The Mexican entrance was hidden behind a fireplace in a home near Tecate, Mexico, and the U.S. exit was concealed under a stairway in a home in Boulevard, California. About 300 pounds of marjuana were seized from inside the tunnel. Ownership of the tunnel was attributed to the Jose Albino Quintero-Meraz organization.
Technology has created new methods to locate tunnels. 65 San Ysidro U.S. Border Patrol agents investigating a lead found a cargo truck with 3,3337.7 pounds of marijuana which led to the discovery of a tunnel leading to a manhole and a storm drain located behind the parked truck. The tunnel was one foot underground and led to a small window on the side wall of the manhole. The window was sealed with the cement block that braced a 2 X 4 stud from inside to prevent discovery. The 20-30 foot tunnel led to a wood structure where the direction changed and headed toward Mexico. DEA S/A Darren Lee, DEA G/S Pedro Pena, U.S.B.P. Agent Greg Torres, and U.S. Customs Agent Taekuk Cho.
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