The Colombian military says it has seized a submarine capable of transporting more than seven tons of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico. The vessel was found in a jungle area in Timbiqui in southwestern Colombia on Sunday. According to the local authorities, the submarine is 31 meters (102 feet) long and capable of submerging to a depth of 9 meters (about 30 feet) making it very difficult to locate. The vessel was set up for a crew of four but was empty. Officials estimated it would have cost $2 million to build. Mexican authorities seized a similar submarine in 2008, that experts said was made of technology of Russian origin.
While I am very much against illegal drug trafficking, I have to give the Colombian Cartel creativity points. It probably is easier to not get caught and I doubt the Coast Guard has anti-submarine detectors. The video I got from a link in the article showed how their design has improved over time.
Many of the commentators on cnn.com mentioned the Russians working with the Cartel. While I realize that most of them were joking, some of the comments seemed serious. I think that this is quite unlikely because it would not be difficult for the cartel to get a "Russian Diesel Submarine Construction for Dummies" book. Joking aside, I do not think accessing outdated submarine designs without requiring Russian assistance wold be very difficult.
I have read about the Colombian drug cartel before, but I was unaware that there was a submarine found capable of transporting that much cocaine. Your blog is extremely informative and I enjoy reading it!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy your blog, it's very informative. I like reading posts about this kind of stuff, since there has been so much going on with these drug cartels!
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