Inside Seized Drug-Smuggling Submarines
Luca Zanetti
Sailor
A captain hired by the narco-traffickers, who made three runs to Mexico
at the helm of semi-subs, described the conditions as "hellish," with
the crew subsisting on crackers, canned beans and milk. "There's always
an armed person on board to keep watch over the crew and the cargo," the
former captain told TIME. "If anyone starts to panic or mutiny, his
orders are to eliminate the troublemaker."
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