Inside Seized Drug-Smuggling Submarines

This submarine constructed by narco-traffickers in the mangrove swamps
of the Colombian Pacific coast was found by the Naval Infantry
Luca Zanetti

Roughly Constructed
Semi-submersible vessels, like this one captured in 2006, have been one of the most successful ways of carrying cocaine from Colombia to Mexico. The ship's low profile — only a small portal, air and exhaust pipes stick out of the water — make it difficult to track with radar.

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