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2007-08-23 Caribbean-Latin America

Submarine Carrying 5 Tons of Cocaine Seized off Guatemala

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Posted by Spot 2007-08-23 13:45|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 they shouda painted it to look like a whale.. The Greens woulda given it a guarded escort.

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-08-23 13:52|| 2007-08-23 13:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Can you imagine the number of these home made things that must have sunk in the last few years?
The Coast Guard catches what - 10 percent ?
I'm sure at least 80% of the "subs" go to the bottom

Posted by john frum 2007-08-23 14:27|| 2007-08-23 14:27|| Front Page Top

#3 John, any vessel can be a submarine - once. The challenge is to resurface.

Posted by Rambler">Rambler 2007-08-23 15:59|| 2007-08-23 15:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Don't our fast-attack guys need some practice? Perfect opportunity to allow some live-fire time on UFO's (unidentified floating object).

Posted by Jame_Retief">Jame_Retief 2007-08-23 16:01|| 2007-08-23 16:01|| Front Page Top

#5 From the archives of history, the Great Lakes shipping industry many years ago had a vessel called the 'Whale Back;' rode low in the water, and had ( supposedly) watertight hatches. the premise was that rather than fight the waves, they would just let the water roll over the ship. problem was the water tight hatches. often times they weren't. if the drug runners re-invented that concept they might be able to ship ( sink) more drugs at once, especially if they used the not-so-watertight-hatch-system.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-08-23 16:17|| 2007-08-23 16:17|| Front Page Top

#6 5 tons! It takes 2000 pounds of raw coca to make 1 pound of cocaine. And 1 coca plant will typically hold about 4 ounces of leaves. There is no way that all that product could be manufactured and shipped without bribery of government officials. I spent time in Columbia and the coca fields of Bolivia, thus, I ain't shocked.

Posted by Large Ebbeager6136 2007-08-23 16:44|| 2007-08-23 16:44|| Front Page Top

#7 ... any vessel can be a submarine - once.

Hot contender for Snark O' the Day!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-23 19:23|| 2007-08-23 19:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Anybody ever seen yayo burnt, or otherwise destroyed?

Posted by borgboy 2007-08-23 19:44|| 2007-08-23 19:44|| Front Page Top

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