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Ghost submarine appeared with more than 2,500 kilos of cocaine and two corpses

Ghost submarine appeared with more than 2,500 kilos of cocaine and two corpses

In a special operation, the The national army of Colombia seized this Sunday more than 2,500 kilos of cocaine in a “ghost” submarinevalued at almost 90 million dollars, of the drug trafficking.

Added to the incredible procedure was the discovery of two lifeless bodies and two other people with serious health problems as a result of a technical problem on the ship. Videos of the open water operation went viral on social media.

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Ghost submarine in Colombia with more than 2,500 kilos of cocaine

The submarine, official sources reported, transported the drug through Pacific waters in the direction of Central Americawhen it suffered a mechanical failure in the fuel system, which caused a leak of toxic gases.

According to the newspaper “El Colombiano”, two of the crew members were able to get on the hull and were rescued by the Navy and transferred to a ship to receive first aid.

“Once this illegal device is located, two people can be seen at the top and first aid is given to them,” said the frigate captain. Cristian Andres GuzmanCommander of the Navy Task Force Against Drug Trafficking.

In the subsequent inspection, made difficult because the vehicle was flooded, two bodies and the drug shipment were found, which was transferred to the coast of Tumaco, in Nariño.

the cargo

The National Navy of Colombia reported that they seized 2,643 kilograms of cocaine aboard a submarine in which they also found the lifeless bodies of two people and two other serious ones.

The “ghost submarine”, they estimate, carried a drug shipment valued at $87.7 million.

More finds at sea

On the other hand, last Sunday they also reported the location of three semi-submersibles used by the guerrilla of the FRevolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to transport between four and six tons of cocaine hydrochloride each.

The artifacts would belong to the groups Second Marquetalia and Coordinating Command of the West of the FARC dissidents that operate in the department of Nariño, in the Colombian Pacific.

This operation affects the armed groups of Nariño “reducing the logistical capacity (of the illegal armed groups) to finance their illegal activities, avoiding the transport and commercialization of more than 12 tons of cocaine hydrochloride in the international illegal market,” reported Europapress.

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Source: Ambito

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