Mexican soldiers uncover 'narco-tunnel' to U.S.
(CNN) -- Mexican soldiers have discovered a so-called "narco-tunnel" in Baja California that extends under the U.S. border, Mexican military officials said Friday.
The unfinished tunnel is 298 meters (977 feet) long, two meters (6.5 feet) high and about half that wide, and is thought to be intended for smuggling drugs, the National Defense Secretariat said.
Ten people, including one woman, were arrested as they carried out excavation work, the agency said. Tools were also confiscated from the site.
The tunnel, which has lighting and ventilation, is thought to have started a year ago and reaches 100 meters (328 feet) under the U.S. border.
It was discovered in a neighborhood near the airport in the border city of Tijuana after a resident raised the alarm, military officials said. According to Efe news agency, the tunnel started in a room of a house.
Mexico's Baja California neighbors the U.S. state of California.
CNN's Elizabeth Joseph contributed to this report.
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