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LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A whistleblower who works within the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area came forward exclusively to FOX 11 with claims of a crime ring using a system of tunnels to make stolen cars disappear.

"I would say on average, it happens at least once a week," the whistleblower said.

The worker wants to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation. However, he claims a tunnel along the Rio Hondo is used like a garage by thieves trying to hide stolen vehicles and other expensive items.

"They come into the channel," the whistleblower said. "They hide the vehicles, because they know whether the car has LoJack or not, or some sort of GPS tracker on it, once it’s under 3 feet of soil the signal is lost."

He estimates the one specific tunnel goes about nine or

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