Way back in January of 2004, Doc40 ran the story of how police found a small, half-assembled submarine of seemingly Soviet vintage hidden behind a Texaco station in Facatativa, Colombia. Today it would appear that the pirate submarine is the favored mode of transport for bringing in the blow. The following report came in over the weekend.
"MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican troops seized a small submarine smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the military said. A navy plane spotted the craft about 140 miles south of the tourist resort of Huatulco, setting off a three-hour chase, Rear Adm. Hector Mucharraz told Reuters. The green-colored submarine, carrying what was believed to be cocaine, was about 32 feet long and appeared to be a makeshift or modified vessel. "The submarine traveled almost at the surface of the sea and when it came up we took advantage," said Capt. Benjamin Mar, a navy spokesman. Special forces troops swooped on the submarine from a helicopter and subdued the crew of four, he said."
Although this was the first coke sub stopped by the Mexicans, this Coast Guard blog reveals how the Colombians are up to their nautical ass in C-Boats.
"It was the second time in a month that Colombian forces, backed by the U.S. Coast Guard, stopped an underwater craft that was then sunk by its crew members to destroy their incriminating cargo. Both submarines had the capacity to ship 10 to 12 tons of cocaine to the world's biggest market. Colombia's navy has stopped 18 cocaine submarines since 2005."
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The secret words are Up Periscope
"MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican troops seized a small submarine smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the military said. A navy plane spotted the craft about 140 miles south of the tourist resort of Huatulco, setting off a three-hour chase, Rear Adm. Hector Mucharraz told Reuters. The green-colored submarine, carrying what was believed to be cocaine, was about 32 feet long and appeared to be a makeshift or modified vessel. "The submarine traveled almost at the surface of the sea and when it came up we took advantage," said Capt. Benjamin Mar, a navy spokesman. Special forces troops swooped on the submarine from a helicopter and subdued the crew of four, he said."
Although this was the first coke sub stopped by the Mexicans, this Coast Guard blog reveals how the Colombians are up to their nautical ass in C-Boats.
"It was the second time in a month that Colombian forces, backed by the U.S. Coast Guard, stopped an underwater craft that was then sunk by its crew members to destroy their incriminating cargo. Both submarines had the capacity to ship 10 to 12 tons of cocaine to the world's biggest market. Colombia's navy has stopped 18 cocaine submarines since 2005."
And click here for a happy and relevant little song.
The secret words are Up Periscope
Ten tons of coke! Leaping lizards!
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ReplyDeleteJust spare us Pat Benetar.
ReplyDeleteCocaine never really went away.
ReplyDeleteahaha! leg warmers are totally a fashion thing right now, so -- score!
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