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A maritime patrol aircraft noticed a semi-submersible in international waters. A cutter was notified and sent to where the craft was located. The cutter ended up netting a large catch that included four suspected drug smugglers brought into the crew’s custody.<\/p>\n
From the Navy Times:<\/span><\/p>\n MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard says a cutter patrolling eastern parts of the Pacific Ocean seized a “narco” submarine carrying cocaine worth a street value of more than $165 million.<\/p>\n In a Tuesday news release, the agency says the crew captured the self-propelled semi-submersible in international waters earlier this month and apprehended four suspected drug smugglers.<\/p>\n The semi-submersible was detected and monitored by maritime patrol aircraft and the Coast Guard cutter’s crew was diverted by the Joint Interagency Task Force South to seize it.<\/p>\n They offloaded about 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) of cocaine but the rest couldn’t be safely removed due to concerns about the vessel’s stability.<\/p>\n A total of about 12,000 pounds (5,400 kilograms) was eventually seized.<\/p>\n Cmdr. Matthew Waldron says in a 24-hour period the cutter crossed the equator and intercepted the sub.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n New shellbacks assuming that they still do this ceremony.<\/span> Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"