Digging Deeper: Illegal activities on state-owned land becoming a nuisance for some residents

TUCSON – Over the past several months, authorities have teamed up to launch a major crackdown on dangerous and illegal activity on taxpayer-owned land on the city’s southwest side.
The operation is dubbed ‘Silent Desert.’
The State Trust land is located at Valhalla and Valencia, and is less than one mile from newly constructed homes.On Sundays, hundreds of people riding all-terrain and other off-road vehicles gather to race.
It’s called Sunday Fun Day