The transported drug was valued at US$87 million, equivalent to R$460 million.
The Colombian navy has found a submarine adrift in Colombian waters, in the Pacific Ocean, with a cargo of 2.6 tons of cocaine hydrochloride. The country’s army reported that the ship is about 15 meters long and 2.5 meters wide and, at the time of the discovery, was affected by the water that entered inside.
The case took place this Sunday (12). According to Estadão, in addition to the drugs, the soldiers found two bodies and two living people in a delicate state of health. The two survivors received medical treatment at the scene and were transferred to a ship.
According to the Navy, toxic gases from the submarine’s fuel leaked and contaminated the environment. The transported drug was valued at US$87 million, equivalent to R$460 million.
On Twitter, the Armed Forces of Colombia declared: “In the #Colombian #Pacific, the seizure of a semi-submersible carrying 2,643 kg of cocaine hydrochloride was obtained, which is equivalent to more than 6 million doses that were destined for Central America”.
In the #Colombian Pacificthe interdiction of a semi-submersible carrying 2643 kg of cocaine hydrochloride was obtained, which is equivalent to more than 6 million doses which were destined for Central America.#OperationalContussion#PlanAyacucho
👉 https://t.co/uaqjmX9lhS pic.twitter.com/yy31V0IA9A
— Armada of Colombia (@ArmadaColombia) March 12, 2023
Other cases
In 2021, in Buenaventura on the Pacific Ocean coast, the Colombian Navy seized a submarine with 400 kilos of cocaine. The ship belonged to dissidents from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Some members of the group, demobilized in 2017, have not handed over their weapons and have started drug trafficking.
In 2011, the Navy discovered a submarine over 30 meters long, bound for Mexico and capable of carrying up to eight tons of cocaine.
The smugglers’ strategy of using submarines aims to make it difficult to capture the drug. Because the greater the submarine’s depth capability and navigational sophistication, the more difficult it is to identify the vessel.
Source: Terra
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