BlainThePain Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061120/ap_on_...emade_submarine Homemade submarine seized in Costa RicaBy MARIANELA JIMENEZ, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 17 minutes agoSAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Tipped off by three plastic pipes mysteriously skimming the ocean's surface, authorities seized a homemade submarine packed with 3 tons of cocaine off Costa Rica's Pacific coast.Four men traveled inside the 50-foot wood and fiberglass craft, breathing through the pipes. The craft sailed along at about 7 mph, just six feet beneath the surface, Security Minister Fernando Berrocal said Sunday.The submarine was spotted Friday 103 miles off the coast near Cabo Blanco National Park on the Nicoya peninsula."This is the first time in the country's history that a craft with these characteristics has been caught near the national coasts," Berrocal said in a statement.U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents,FBI and Colombian officials aided Costa Rican authorities in the operation, Berrocal said.Two Colombians, a Guatemalan and a Sri Lankan were arrested and taken to the United States, since they were captured in international waters, Berrocal said.Officials took the submarine to a Costa Rican Coast Guard station and were trying to determine its origins, the Security Ministry said. It was found with several tanks of gas, but Costa Rican authorities said the vessel, which had a bailer to keep out water, probably did not travel far.So far this year, Costa Rican authorities have seized 18 tons of cocaine.In March, the Colombian navy seized a 60-foot fiberglass submarine that likely was used to haul tons of cocaine out to speedboats in the Pacific Ocean for transportation to Central America and on to the United States. Three people were arrested and two speedboats seized during the operation, but no drugs were found.Colombian authorities say smuggling cocaine by sea has become the top method of transport in recent years, as radar systems have made it difficult to smuggle drugs in small airplanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edogger Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Can you imagine being one of those Coast Guards seeing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwalling Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 My God! Is Spain OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 My God! Is Spain OK? :lmao: I dunno about anyone else, but I don't have anything to do with anything that combines the words "homemade" and "submarine" unless it's followed by the word "sandwich"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agreen_112 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 That is the craziest thing I've ever heard. And oh my GOD that's a lot of coke.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 There goes my "white christmas" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 There goes my "white christmas" Don't worry man, I gotchoo covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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