Colombia's Coke-Smuggling Submarines
During the height of the drug trade with Pablo Escobar, the drug trafficking method of choice was for planes to leave from Colombia and land on secret air strips either in Mexico or in the US. Later, that became very complicated, and planes were often captured. Next, they started dropping cocaine from planes, but there were lot of accidents, and many people died. Then came the use of go-fast boats, but they became problematic too... 50% of the boats would sink. Basically, it was like flipping a coin. The boats were basically a gamble.
So, the Colombian organizations figured there had to be a safer way to transport the drugs. That's how the idea of the semi-submersible was born, without a clear understanding of h...
Title: Colombia's Coke-Smuggling Submarines
Published on Jul 11, 2013
Uploaded by: Motherboard
So, the Colombian organizations figured there had to be a safer way to transport the drugs. That's how the idea of the semi-submersible was born, without a clear understanding of h...
Title: Colombia's Coke-Smuggling Submarines
Published on Jul 11, 2013
Uploaded by: Motherboard
