{"podcast":{"title":"Dallas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"dallas-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7461827","podcast_index_feed_id":7461827,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-dallas-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-dallas-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":556,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Dallas News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Dallas—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Dallas News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:21:11.796074+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dallas-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7461827"},"episode":{"title":"Cartel Tunnel Under El Paso | Dallas News","slug":"cartel-tunnel-under-el-paso-dallas-news","published_at":"2026-09-05T02:36:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dallas-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7461827/cartel-tunnel-under-el-paso-dallas-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dallas-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7461827","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/4f51b2b1b98c85f5","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/1438fa6c-5ad9-4376-ae31-f13f3034f7b1.mp3","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: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/4f51b2b1b98c85f5","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":113,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dallas-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7461827/episodes/cartel-tunnel-under-el-paso-dallas-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dallas-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7461827/cartel-tunnel-under-el-paso-dallas-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}