Inside Seized Drug-Smuggling Submarines

narcotics trafficking submarine
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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