Colombian navy intercepts the first “Narco Sub” of the year, grabs more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine

A semi-submersible ship loaded with more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine was intercepted on the Pacific coast in Colombia, the country navy said on Wednesday. Officials said he marked the first seizure of the nation of a so -called “Narco Sub” This year.

In a Publication of social networksThe Navy of Colombia said that it stopped the semi-submersible at about 100 nautical kilometers of Tumaco, which is near the border of Ecuador. Officials said that the “Narco’s subset” was manned by two Colombians and an Ecuadorian and an image released by the Navy showed that three men were detained behind dozens of packets containing the alleged drugs.

Officials said that a total of 111 packages were found, which contained 2,276 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of about $ 76 million.

Marina posted a video of the operation, including pictures showing a focus Bright to semi-submersible. Another clip shows a naval boat that returns to the port and officers who download large bricks of narcotics.

The semi-submersible ones are very low on the surface of the ocean, but they cannot go completely under water. They are popular with international drug dealers because they can often circumvent the detection of authorities.

Although they are seen on the coast of Colombia in recent months, the “Narco Sub” have been discovered worldwide.

Last month, to “Narco Sub” It was broken into two pieces when a fishing boat went back to a northern port -west of Spain. In November, the Said the Mexican navy Seized about 8,000 pounds of cocaine on board a “outsourced” about 150 kilometers ACAPULCO RESORT. In September, the United States Coast Guard said he had downloaded more than $ 54 million from cocaine, including more than 1,200 pounds of medicines that seized a “Sub -Subo”.

Two months earlier, Interpol said that Guyana authorities took a semi -submersible boat used for drug trafficking through one of the jungles in the country.

Colombian navy said he intercepted 20 semi-submersible In 2023, causing the convulsion of 30 tons of cocaine and more than 5 tons of marijuana. That year, to “Narco Sub” with two dead bodies And almost three tons of cocaine on board were captured on the coast of Colombia.

Sergio Candido contributed to this report.