In Colombia, fleet of cartel narco-subs poses challenge for navy

[Judi Lynn]

BY FLORENCE PANOUSSIAN (AFP) 2 HOURS AGO

For years, they were referred to in hushed tones simply as "Bigfoot" -- a mythical creature rumored but never seen -- but these days, the narco-submarines used by Colombia's drug cartels have become almost commonplace.

With cocaine production at an almost record high in the South American country, authorities on the southwestern coast say the crude semi-submersible craft have become a favored tool to smuggle drugs towards the United States -- and even to Europe.

Thirty-three submarines were intercepted in 2019 alone, an average of almost three a month -- most of them along Colombia's Pacific coast.

That is a major concern for Rear Admiral Mattos Dager and his "Poseidon" task force against drug trafficking.

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