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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: submersibles

submersibles stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - It's not a lark anymore: Miniature submarines now carry about a third of the cocaine smuggled into the US. With the numbers up, the Washington Post takes a look at how these so-called semi-submersibles have gotten more and more high-tech over the last 2 years. Authorities say sub builders are... More »

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cocaine • Pacific Ocean • Colombia • DEA • drug trafficking • submarine • submersibles • evidence • prosecutions • remote control

Drug Smugglers' Subs Could
Open US to Terrorists

Semi-submersibles are difficult to detect

Aug 17, 08 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Semi-submersible boats used to smuggle drugs into the US could provide a path into the country for terrorists or their weapons, the Boston Globe reports. “If drug cartels can ship up to 10 tons of cocaine in a semi-submersible, they can clearly ship or rent space to a terrorist... More »

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drug trafficking • terrorist • boat • submarine • smuggler • drug trade • weapons of mass destruction • submersibles

Drug Cartels Aim to Master the Deep

Narcotics gangs are increasingly relying on submersibles to transport cocaine

Feb 6, 08 7:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Colombian drug cartels are increasingly relying on homemade submersibles to transport cocaine, the Washington Post reports, with 13 such vessels seized last year—more than in the previous 14 combined. The vehicles skim just under the waves, nearly invisible to sonar and aircraft. And even enforcement officials have grudging respect... More »

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drugs • cocaine • Colombia • submersibles

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