Off the coast of California and Mexico a startling new discovery has shed light upon a new method of smuggling cocaine and other drugs from Colombia to the United States. The United States Coast Guard found 11 submarine like vessels. These narco-submarines are about the size of a humpback whale and made of fiberglass and wood. The little submarines are powered by a 250 to 350 horsepower diesel engines. The fuel tanks are large enough to make the entire 2,000 miles journey to the states. To help disguise the vessel, it has been equipped with engines and exhaust systems, that allow it to pass undetected by infrared sensors used by patrolling aircraft. The design of the nacro-submarines, however are not ideal for the crew members. They typically sleep on mattresses stuck on top of pipes and tanks to make more room for the cocaine. In response to this new method of smuggling, the United States is trying to pass a law that makes it much harder to get the drug into Mexico and Central America.
Picture: Nacro-submarine
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