Colombian narco-sub

[SouthernDZ]

You know they're serious when they develop their own softshoe navy...


Colombian military seizes 100-foot drug sub capable of holding 8 tons of cocaine

The Colombian military has nabbed a sophisticated, 100-foot long submarine capable of transporting eight tons of cocaine to the coast of Mexico, authorities said Monday.

The fiberglass sub, which was seized in a jungle in Timbiqui, near the Colombia's southwestern Pacific coast, could carry a crew of four to six people, had two diesel engines and navigational equipment allowing it to remain fully submerged up to 30 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, navy officials said.

It also had a 16 ½ foot periscope and an air-conditioner to keep the crew cool during the trip. Authorities estimated it cost about $2 million to build.

The vessel was a step up technologically from previous narcosubs found in Colombia, which could not operate completely underwater.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/worl...holding_8.html

[Dusty]

Hauls 8 tons of blow and only cost 2 million? Pays for itself before it hits the PONR?

There's gotta be more than one of those...

[Sten]

Originally Posted by Dusty

Hauls 8 tons of blow and only cost 2 million? Pays for itself before it hits the PONR?

There's gotta be more than one of those...

Or that is a 6 year old prototype and the new and improved Blofeld-esque fleet is all out to sea.

[greenberetTFS]

I find it hard to believe that it only cost $2M,like Dusty said then they must have at least a dozen of them...............

Big Teddy

[incarcerated]

They’ve captured the crew.

[FILO]

Originally Posted by Dusty

Hauls 8 tons of blow and only cost 2 million? Pays for itself before it hits the PONR?

There's gotta be more than one of those...

Yes, 10 years ago the police found a sub, probably the same builders, in the suburbs of Bogota. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/915059.stm.

Check this story out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15811689...news-americas/

Never underestimate Colombians, that's why they sustained a constant 3% growth to GDP even during their worst days of the FARC in the 1990s and the rest of Latin America was going through hyper inflation. Colombians are singularly focused people, especially Paisas and Bogotanos, it's all about business, even with family members. Thats why when I enter into a discussion/negotiations with my wife, I cannot multi-task because I have to laser like focus on our discussion or I'll likely find myself agreeing to a position thats going to cost me at least 6 months to recover from.

[fasteddie565]

Originally Posted by Dusty

Hauls 8 tons of blow and only cost 2 million? Pays for itself before it hits the PONR?

There's gotta be more than one of those...

This is the first submersible one I have seen. Dozens of semi-submersible ones have been found or confiscated on both coasts as far North as Key West.