The Colombian navy has discovered a shipwrecked vessel in close proximity to over 750 kilograms of drugs.
The Colombian Navy and National Army found a sunken vessel carrying 33 kilograms of cocaine and 744 kilograms of marijuana.
According to a statement from the navy, a total of 32 packages containing drugs were discovered floating in the water near a boat on the Naya River in the Buenaventura district of the country’s coast.
According to the navy, the packages were found to contain illegal drugs after being examined by the Technical Investigation Corps of the Attorney General’s Office. The substances were identified as cocaine hydrochloride and marijuana during a preliminary test.
In the past few years, multiple boats carrying illegal substances have been intercepted. Occasionally, even submarines were used.narco subs
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The naval forces intercepted a vessel that officials deemed “suspicious” as it was transporting cocaine worth $41 million and heading towards Central America.
The BBC states that Colombia is responsible for 60% of the global cocaine supply. Previous reports from CBS News have revealed that the United States is the biggest consumer of Colombian cocaine.
Kerry Breen
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