How Cocaine Submarines Work
by Marshall Brain
Submarines appear to be the latest way to import cocaine into the United States:
Narco subs pose new challenge for US coast guards
From the article:
The first time they found one, authorities dubbed it “Big Foot.” They had heard rumors that such things existed, but nobody had actually seen one.
It was late 2006, and Big Foot was not lurking in a forest, but at sea, 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of Costa Rica. And it was not an ape-like creature, but a hulking, blue vessel resembling a submarine and carrying several tons of cocaine…
Dozens of these subs have been intercepted, with the largest carrying 5 tons of cocaine.
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