Pubdate: Wed, 08 Jul 2015
Source: San Diego Union Tribune (CA)
Copyright: 2015 Associated Press
Contact:  http://www.utsandiego.com/
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BORDER DRUG BUNDLES SEND SEWAGE INTO HOME

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities in the Arizona border city of 
Nogales believe smugglers were using an international sewage line to 
transport drugs into the U.S. from Mexico when the pipe became 
clogged, sending gallons of waste through an illegal tunnel and into 
a house and local businesses.

City officials discovered waste coming out of the house near the 
border with Mexico on Sunday. City Manager Shane Dille said there was 
so much waste that it was oozing from the front door and side of the house.

The international pipeline runs through Nogales and Nogales, Sonora, 
and carries 10 million gallons of waste each day, Dille said. It was 
connected to a tunnel that led to a house on a Nogales street near the border.

He said a video feed showed several bundles that had gotten clogged 
in the sewage line, forcing waste to travel through an underground 
tunnel connected to the house.

The house is likely a complete loss, and two nearby businesses were 
affected by the spillage, Dille said.
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