[Global Network Military Report] According to a report on the US Naval Research Institute website on November 16th, drug smuggling groups operating in Central and South America and other places often order various types of special ships for smuggling activities to transport drugs to the United States. Earlier this month, the Colombian Navy in northern South America even seized a well-made electric submersible.
According to reports, on November 5, the Colombian Navy, with the assistance of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement agencies, conducted a surprise inspection of an artisanal shipyard near the Kukurubi River in Choco District, Colombia. Subsequently, the Colombian Navy announced on Twitter that in a makeshift room, law enforcement officers found an electric submarine, suspected of being specially manufactured for drug trafficking.
Colombian Navy Twitter screenshot
According to Colombian authorities, if the submarine sets sail, it will be able to carry about 6 tons of cocaine to the United States, its value is about 120 million US dollars. Local officials revealed that the construction cost of the submarine is estimated to be as high as 1.5 million US dollars.
reported that the submarine uses a cylindrical hull with a sealed cabin and hydrofoils. It also uses dual power supplies to provide power for two electric motors, with a battery life of about 12 hours and an underwater speed of up to 3 knots. According to sources, the structure of this drug submarine is very similar to that of a ship seized by Colombian police in 2017, and it is suspected that it may have come from the same master shipbuilder. The
report pointed out that compared with other drug submarines, this electric submarine can truly sail underwater and has the ability to completely dive into the water in a short time. In fact, all anti-narcotics submarines previously seized can only be called "semi-submersibles", and their hulls cannot be completely submerged in the water.
Schematic diagram of drug transport submarine
report also pointed out that from the previous situation, the submarine seized by Colombian authorities means that the development direction of drug trafficking submarine has changed, and criminals are more inclined to build "bigger" submarines. It is reported that the drug submarine previously seized by the US Navy and Coast Guard can only carry about 1.6 tons of cocaine, valued at approximately US$30 to 35 million. Compared with the previous submarine with a smaller payload, the capacity of this submarine is about four times that of the previous smuggling group.
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