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In November, the Mexican Navy said it seized about 8,000 pounds of cocaine aboard a "narco sub" about 150 miles off the resort of Acapulco. In September, the U.S. Coast Guard said that it had ...
According to a press-release, on November 5, 2020, a submarine was seized in Colombia. [42] A further interception was made in October 2021 by the Ecuadorian naval training ship Guayas in the Pacific Ocean. [43] The drug trafficker Laureano Oubiña affirmed the existence of a marine cemetery of narco-submarines near the Canary Islands . [44]
In November, the Mexican Navy said it has seized about 8,000 pounds of cocaine aboard a "narco sub" off the Pacific coast which was spotted earlier this week about 153 miles off the resort of ...
In February, Colombian authorities on a search-and-rescue mission for two missing fishermen found a "narco sub" loaded with more than 4 tons of cocaine. A few weeks before that, the Colombian navy ...
The first narco submarine was not intercepted until 2006 by the U.S. Coast Guard off of Costa Rica holding 3.5 tonnes of cocaine. Despite rumours of submarines being used by cartels in the 1990s, this was the first detection. [12] The number of narco submarine incidents has risen in recent years. The US Coast Guard reported 35 in 2018 and 36 in ...
Over $239 million worth of cocaine, including from a narco-submarine, seized in Pacific last month. Natalie Kainz. Updated December 7, 2023 at 1:02 PM. ... It was found on a narco-submarine.
On June 18, 2019, the crew participated in capturing a narco-submarine carrying 17,000 pounds of cocaine. The total amount of drugs seized was valued at $232 million USD, representing one of the largest drug seizures to date. [6] Video of the incident was later made available on both news and military websites.
Six “narco subs” filled with cocaine and other drugs were found en route to Australia by a team of international authorities led by Colombia.. A team of more than 60 countries, including the ...