A federal court arraignment was held for a man accused of using a tunnel to smuggle drugs from Mexico into the US. The tunnel was discovered in 2022. The accused, a 54-year-old man, is alleged to be a powerful drug trafficker operating on both sides of the border.

He entered a not guilty plea to drug trafficking charges. A judge granted the government's request to hold him without bond due to flight risk. Further details on the case are available from the US Attorney's Office.

The investigation and arrest are part of efforts to combat drug trafficking across the US-Mexico border.