U.S.CRIME WATCH
Border tunnel to San Diego found; 'The Engineer' charged
One person of Guadalajara, is the seventh person charged over the cartel tunnel, which prosecutors say ran from Tijuana; more than a ton of cocaine was seized.
Watch it as it aired: Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger on this story, from BBN Crime Watch at 11:00 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Sophisticated border tunnel to San Diego uncovered by police as ‘The Engineer’ charged in drug smuggling plot”, with reporting from BNO News, NBC Los Angeles and Global News.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 11:00 PM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger.
The real story
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- New York PostSophisticated border tunnel to San Diego uncovered by police as ‘The Engineer’ charged in drug smuggling plot
- BNO NewsMexican engineer indicted over CJNG cartel’s drug tunnel into San Diego - BNO News October 29, 2026 · facts used on air
- NBC Los AngelesMan accused of constructing cross-border drug tunnel for cartel October 29, 2026 · facts used on air
- Global Newsdrug tunnel us mexico border May 16, 2022 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's eleven Eastern, eight Pacific, this is BBN Crime Watch. Tonight, a tunnel, a store, and a man they call the Engineer.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorProsecutors say Luis Manuel Hernandez Victoria, sixty, of Guadalajara, was charged by a federal grand jury over a cartel tunnel running from Tijuana to a retail store near San Diego's Otay Mesa port of entry.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBNO News says he's the seventh person charged.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThe store, Hank! It's called Buy 4 Less! Somewhere under the aisles, there's a hole to another country, and the shelves are still stocked!

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBuy 4 Less. On Roll Drive. Authorities seized more than a ton of cocaine when they found it.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterA TON! Picture the forklift, the dust, the fluorescent lights, and not one customer asking why aisle nine is humming!

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSeventh person charged. That's a lot of people to hire without a single reference.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterAnd the area has had more than a dozen well-equipped tunnels in two decades, Hank. Two decades!

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVerdict: guilty of bad real estate, allegedly. The only thing in this story with a return policy is the tunnel.
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