Submarine stuffed with £72million of cocaine and two dead bodies found off coast
A 50ft submarine in the Pacific Ocean carrying more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine worth £72million and two lifeless bodies has been discovered.
According to the Colombian Navy, it is believed that the deceased may have died from toxic gas inhalation.
The video shows the massive submarine being lifted and unloaded, with the authorities also laying out the haul on the ground.
It’s been reported that the submarine was one of three which was seized by authorities in Colombia, all three of the subs allegedly belonged to FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) dissidents.
The FARC was a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group that operated in Colombia from 1964 to 2017, with the aim to overthrow the Colombian government and establish a communist state.
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Drugs found onboard of a submarine with cocaine worth £72million (Newsflash)The Marxist-Leninist group was involved in drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, and other criminal activities to finance its decades-long insurgency.
Spanish media added that each narco sub could carry up to six tonnes of cocaine.
Colombian troops also located and destroyed a cocaine processing centre in a rural area near the northern city of Santa Marta.
They reportedly seized two tonnes of cocaine from the processing centre.
Colombia's Ministry of National Defence said: "The Colombian Military Forces, in the course of maritime control and security operations in the Colombian Pacific, intercepted a semi-submersible approximately 15 metres long, in which 2,643 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride were being transported, destined for distribution in Central America.”
The submarine was transporting 2.6 tonnes of cocaine (Newsflash)Once the illegal device was located the authorities found two individuals in poor health conditions on the outside of the vessel.
The MoD added: “Apparently, there was an accident inside the semi-submersible due to the generation of toxic gases from the fuel. The two men were treated and transported to a nearby vessel, where they were given the necessary medical attention to safeguard their lives.”
"During the inspection of the illegal device, which had a large amount of water in it, two bodies without signs of life were found and recovered.
"The Colombian Navy, after carrying out these procedures, recovered the alkaloid that was being transported inside the semi-submersible.
"Subsequently, the rescued individuals, the bodies, and the drug haul were transported to the municipality of Tumaco, Narino Department, where they were presented to the Technical Investigation Corps of the Attorney General's Office, which determined that the alkaloid was cocaine hydrochloride.”
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Authorities found two dying in the submarine (ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA)“More than 87 million dollars entering the financial structures of the narco-trafficking organisations operating in the Colombian Pacific were prevented, and more than six million doses were prevented from circulating in the international illegal market.
Semi-submersible narco subs are designed to partially submerge themselves in water to avoid detection by radar and other surveillance equipment.
They are often constructed in remote areas of the Colombian jungle, and their design and construction involve a high degree of secrecy and sophistication.
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