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Two were arrested and a third suspect was reported. Apr 18, 2011 colombian drug traffickers have found a new way to elude authorities. Coast guard seizing cocaine from a drug submarine has captured americas attention. Coast guard cutter munro wmsl 755 board a selfpropelled semisubmersible suspected of smuggling drugs. Aug 12, 2016 discover book depositorys huge selection of drugs trade drug trafficking books online.
Jun, 2017 in an eerie parallel to modern air and sea warfare, the drug cartels went from fast but easy to detect speedboats to slower, lowprofile semisubmersibles and actual submarines. Author of several books on submarines, special forces and narco subs. Colombian drug traffickers have found a new way to elude authorities. Coast guard cutter munro crew interdicts suspected drug smuggling vessel dod 1069995725d2aa0d64235b. The book, drug subs, written by dr robert spalding is the first factual book in print that describes the. Inside a submarine that transports illegal drugs youtube. Drug smuggling submarine seized with ten tonnes of cocaine off guatemalan coast a makeshift submarine laden with at least ten tonnes of cocaine.
Drug enforcement administration says it has helped seize a submarine capable of transporting tons of cocaine. Indeed, the advances in maritime smuggling are evident in bahia malaga, where impounded vessels have been lined up like museum pieces. In 2008 the number spotted has already reached the 2007 count. The first drug smuggling submersibles from around 1993 are barely what wed call a submarine but would probably be familiar to confederate soldiers.
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