Drug submarine seized by Colombian navy
15-02-2011, 10:08
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Drug submarine seized by Colombian navy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12461089
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The Colombian navy has seized a submarine believed to have been built to smuggle cocaine to Mexico.
The 31m-long (100ft) fibreglass vessel was found hidden in a jungle area in Timbiqui, in south-western Colombia.
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Drug smugglers maybe evil, rotten and murderous but they are also pretty ingenious as well.
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15-02-2011, 10:31
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Re: Drug submarine seized by Colombian navy
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Well let's face it, they're not short of a bob or two are they and with their resources an awful lot of ingenuity can be purchased.
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15-02-2011, 14:39
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Re: Drug submarine seized by Colombian navy
Thats old news, I'm sure I saw that pic/story last year sometime........Whys it taken the BBC so long to pick up on it? 
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15-02-2011, 14:50
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Re: Drug submarine seized by Colombian navy
Given all the defence cuts which are happening here perhaps it could be acquired to bolster the fleet... 
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15-02-2011, 16:09
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Re: Drug submarine seized by Colombian navy
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Thats old news, I'm sure I saw that pic/story last year sometime........Whys it taken the BBC so long to pick up on it? |
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Navy officials said it was the most sophisticated submarine they had found so far, capable of travelling 9m (30ft) below water.
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Which would imply it's not the first one they have found. 
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Re: Drug submarine seized by Colombian navy
Thats what I initially thought but there is no mention of it being the second such found.......and you would think they would have mentioned that....
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15-02-2011, 16:34
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Re: Drug submarine seized by Colombian navy
Given that the smugglers have a virtually unlimited budget would you build just the one?
I think not.
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15-02-2011, 16:51
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Re: Drug submarine seized by Colombian navy
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Originally Posted by Ramrod
Thats old news, I'm sure I saw that pic/story last year sometime........Whys it taken the BBC so long to pick up on it? |
I think you are talking about the one in Ecuador last year
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While another such submarine was seized last July just across the border in Ecuador, this is the first time the Colombian authorities have seized a fully-submersible sub.
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Also this
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Colombia has seized at least 32 semi-submersible vessels designed to smuggle drugs over the past decade, including 12 last year.
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