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Cartel Tunnel Under El Paso | Dallas News
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- Sep 5, 2026
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Summary
A massive underground tunnel stretching a thousand feet from Juarez into El Paso’s storm drains was built by the CJNG cartel to smuggle migrants for up to $30,000 each—using modified trucks and manhole exits. Investigators linked the operation to drug and weapons trafficking, leading to the guilty plea of key smuggler Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez. Prosecutors now treat cartel smuggling as terrorism, leveraging the Trump-era designation of cartels as foreign terrorist organizations to pursue harsher charges. His associate Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez also pleaded guilty to conspiracy and multiple smuggling offenses, exposing the deep ties between human trafficking, drugs, and arms networks. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/4f51b2b1b98c85f5