FOUR CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING MORE THAN $45 MILLION WORTH OF COCAINE THROUGH SOPHISTICATED CROSS-BORDER TUNNEL; DISCOVERY MADE IN MONTHSLONG HOMELAND SECURITY TASK FORCE INVESTIGATION

SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation's San Diego Field Office issued the following press release:

SAN DIEGO - A Homeland Security Task Force federal drug investigation of a supposed retail store in Otay Mesa has resulted in the discovery of a sophisticated cross-border tunnel and charges against four people for conspiring to distribute more thana ton of cocaine estimated to be worth $45 million.

The subterranean passageway, stretching from Tijuana, Mexico to the purported retail store near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry known as "Buy 4 Less," is estimated to be about 1,933 feet long, 55 feet deep and 4.5-feet in height, with reinforced walls, rail and ventilation systems and electricit...