Colombian military seizes 100-foot drug sub

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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.

Hurtado said the sub had "the capacity to sail totally underwater and the ability to travel to the coast of Mexico without surfacing," adding that the trip would take eight to nine days.
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Damn they definitely steppin it up, I remember seein that shit on National Geographic about the semi-subs and they was usin those succesfully as hell now these go 30 feet below the water thats crazy. Sucks for the guys in it though, 8 or 9 days though with 3 or 4 others guys shittin in buckets and shit I'm sure that'd be fuckin hell.
 
I wonder where she surfaces in the US. Florida probably, but where in FL? The more time she spends on the east coast of the US, the higher her chances of being spotted on sonar by the coast guard.

I'd avoid the straits altogether and find a river between Palm Beach and Cocoa Beach. I'm looking at a nice little inlet she could squeeze through
 
I'd easily spend 9 days in a sub marine, 30 ft below the surface while snorting my own body wieght in pretty pure coke. Infact, if the owner of that submarine is a fellow BLer and needs any volunteers, pm me!
 
how far from the coast do these have to travel?

is there any risk of being spotted by a naval frigate?
 
235360287471352662 said:
I wonder where she surfaces in the US. Florida probably, but where in FL? The more time she spends on the east coast of the US, the higher her chances of being spotted on sonar by the coast guard.
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It says it just goes to Mexico, it's probably a whole lot easier to get it onto Mexican land then have them use their tried and trusted smugglin techniques to bring a couple kilo's at a time into the US instead of gettin the whole 8 tons of coke seized tryin to ride up on the coast of Florida.
 
Yeah, it's produced in Colombia and sold to Mexican cartels I assume. Then the cartels traffic it into the US using various methods (catapults ftw).
 
That is awesome. The military is bragging about finding it, but I bet that one is just part of a larger fleet. People say drug users are dumb, yet these people managed to build a badass, fully functional submarine. I'd be willing to bet that submarine has more than paid for itself already. Stuff like this puts gangs in the US to shame in comparison.
 
That's serious business! But then again there's a lot of money involved. Building a $2 million dollar sub with the intention of carrying shitload of drugs is day to day business.

*Y A Y O* said:
I'd easily spend 9 days in a sub marine, 30 ft below the surface while snorting my own body wieght in pretty pure coke. Infact, if the owner of that submarine is a fellow BLer and needs any volunteers, pm me!
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Hahaha! =D
 
If I was in that fucking thing for 9 days there would be a lot less cocaine than at the start of the trip. The cartels would cut my arms off but I wouldn't feel it =D
 
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