There is no doubt that an organization like this will take whatever steps necessary to protect their interests, including taking human lives.
It's too early for us to tell whether this one is connected to any previous tunnel.
Whether they are designed to smuggle drugs, people, weapons or other contraband, these tunnels pose a threat to our nation's security.
Whether the tunnel was used for smuggling aliens, smuggling narcotics or a worst case scenario, some sort of weapon, we don't know.
We're hoping it has a snowball effect in that it leads to more arrests, or more investigative leads that we are pursuing.
They could have been digging this for years, just looking for a place to come up.
The tunnel is absolutely amazing. It is probably the biggest tunnel on the southern border so far.
We're chasing down investigative leads throughout San Diego and Southern California. At the same time, we're working cooperatively with DEA and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and Mexican authorities in Mexico in the Tijuana area. They're also running down leads.
Given the sophistication of this tunnel, it's clear that the people responsible have significant resources at their disposal.
It was like being in a cavern or a cave.