Brian McDonald
Authorities seized two semi-submersible ships loaded with nearly 5 tons of cocaine last weekend off Colombia’s Pacific coast, the country’s navy announced. O “narco-submarines” were intercepted during a joint operation by the country’s Navy and Coast Guard, officials said in a statement. declaration Sunday.
Authorities said the two ships carrying 4.9 tons of cocaine bound for Central America were intercepted in the South Pacific. Six suspects were arrested.
Authorities released four images of the operation, including one which showed stacked packages of alleged drugs, laid out on the floor and other which appeared to show suspects surrendering in a semi-submersible.
Colombian Navy
In a statement, the Colombian Navy stated that it will continue working “on the coasts, rivers, seas and island areas” to combat drug trafficking.
Colombian authorities said that officials have seized a total of 13 “drug trafficking submarines” so far this year. The Colombian navy said it intercepted 20 semi-submersibles throughout 2023, leading to the seizure of 30 tons of cocaine and more than 5 tons of marijuana.
Semi-submersibles sit very low to the ocean’s surface, but cannot be fully submerged. They are popular among international drug traffickers because they can often escape detection by authorities. Vessels are sometimes seized in Colombian waters when heading to the United States, Central America and Europe.
In February, Colombian authorities carried out a search and rescue mission for two missing fishermen found a “narco sub” loaded with more than 4 tons of cocaine. A few weeks earlier, the Colombian navy intercepted a semisubmersible loaded with more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine in the Pacific Ocean.
Last month, Italian police seized a small remote-controlled submarine believed to be intended for international drug transport.
Authorities around the world have recently made other major drug seizures in international waters. A few days ago, the US Coast Guard said it had unloaded $63 million worth of cocaine at a port in Florida, after a high speed shooting which sank a suspected drug smuggling boat and its crew in the Caribbean Sea. Last month, the French navy said it had confiscated 2.4 tons of cocaine of a fishing boat in the Atlantic Ocean.
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