US Coast Guard Captures Drug Submarine

sonar732 · 09-17-08, 08:11 AM

From Yahoo...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - The U.S. coast guard captured a submarine-like vessel equipped with sophisticated navigation equipment and stuffed with seven tonnes of cocaine, Costa Rican authorities said on Tuesday.
In a difficult nighttime operation during the weekend, U.S. officials arrested four Colombian smugglers on board the 59-foot (18-meter) steel and fiberglass vessel in international waters before they could sink it.
"The boat was partially submerged but you can't call it amateurish. The drug traffickers are not amateurs," Jose Pastor, a spokesman for Costa Rica's public security ministry told Reuters.

Diopos · 09-17-08, 09:48 AM

Ok! Now we know what SH10 will be about!

geetrue · 09-17-08, 03:40 PM

Ever thought about how many must be getting away with it in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific?

They can't catch them all ... I woundn't venture a guess to how many, but surely someone is gettting away with it.

No connection has been found to Al Queda, but it's just a matter of time from a tunnel or a submarine proves the enemy is constantly thinking.

Digital_Trucker · 09-17-08, 03:53 PM

Of the ones not getting caught, I wonder how many are at the bottom of the ocean wishing they had chosen a different profession.

bookworm_020 · 09-17-08, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Diopos

Ok! Now we know what SH10 will be about!

SH10 : On the High Seas

I can see an anti submarine game out there, find and sink the drug runners before they get to land and off load there product!:hmm:

09-17-08, 08:11 AM	#1
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	US Coast Guard Captures Drug Submarine From Yahoo... SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - The U.S. coast guard captured a submarine-like vessel equipped with sophisticated navigation equipment and stuffed with seven tonnes of cocaine, Costa Rican authorities said on Tuesday. In a difficult nighttime operation during the weekend, U.S. officials arrested four Colombian smugglers on board the 59-foot (18-meter) steel and fiberglass vessel in international waters before they could sink it. "The boat was partially submerged but you can't call it amateurish. The drug traffickers are not amateurs," Jose Pastor, a spokesman for Costa Rica's public security ministry told Reuters.

09-17-08, 09:48 AM	#2
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Ok! Now we know what SH10 will be about! __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

09-17-08, 03:40 PM	#3
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ever thought about how many must be getting away with it in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific? They can't catch them all ... I woundn't venture a guess to how many, but surely someone is gettting away with it. No connection has been found to Al Queda, but it's just a matter of time from a tunnel or a submarine proves the enemy is constantly thinking. __________________

09-17-08, 03:53 PM	#4
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	Of the ones not getting caught, I wonder how many are at the bottom of the ocean wishing they had chosen a different profession. __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.