Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Drug Smugglers Are Now Employing Larger Subs In Colombia

Captured: Soldiers stand guard on top of a seized submarine built by drug smugglers in a makeshift shipyard. The engines were installed and ready to make the voyage to Mexico

Rumbled In The Jungle! Drug Gang's DIY Submarine - Capable Of Carrying Eight Tons Of Cocaine - Is Seized In Colombia -- Daily Mail

Colombian soldiers have for the first time seized a fully submersible drug-smuggling submarine capable of reaching the coast of Mexico, authorities have announced.

Heavily armed troops posed for photos with the submarine - complete with conning tower, steps up to a hatch, air-conditioning and a periscope.

Last July, another fully submersible 'narcosub' was seized just across the border by authorities in neighbouring Ecuador. But this new craft is one of the most advanced yet

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My Comment: Every year these subs are getting bigger and more sophisticated.

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