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2.6 tons of cocaine and two bodies found on submarine seized by Colombian navy

THe Colombian Navy seizes submarine from the Pacific Ocean It contains over $87.7 millions worth of Cocaine Two bodies are still missing.

It was thought that the craft, measuring 49 feet, had been carrying 2.6 tons illicit substance. New York Post reported. Two crew members from the living were also detained. They required urgent medical attention.

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FILE – Two U.S. Coast Guard fastboats carrying suspects from prior drug interdiction operations are transferred in this February 26, 2017 file photo. They are seen in the background and carried by the USCG cutter Mohawk. The U.S. Coast Guard will join forces with the Mexican navies and Colombian navies to hunt down seafaring drug smugglers off South America’s Pacific coast. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)

“Once the illegal device was located, military personnel found two individuals in poor health conditions on the outside of the vessel,” In a statement, the Ministry of National Defense of Colombia stated that they had received this information.

“Apparently, there was an accident inside the semi-submersible due to the generation of toxic gases from the fuel,” It was also added. “The two men were treated and transported to a nearby vessel, where they were given the necessary medical attention to safeguard their lives.”

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Two bodies, cocaine, and corpses were taken to the Technical Investigation Corps of the Attorney General’s Office, Tumaco. According to the Defense Ministry, the vessel was believed to belong the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (a Marxist insurgent group which has waged war on the government since 1964). It is known to use illicit activities, such as drug trafficking, to finance its operations.

The International Crisis Group has released a November report Find it Despite a 2017 peace treaty, the group is still active. It controls 16% of the country’s municipalities and large areas of territory at the border and within the interior, where it smuggles drug smuggling.


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