The narco submarine: it carried 2,500 kilos of cocaine and was captured by the United States in the Caribbean | the Chronicle

The section of the Ministry of Justice of United States at Porto Ricor reported on Monday that he had captured a Semi-submersible 15.8 meter long and 2.4 meter wide submarine that carried approximately 2,500 kilograms of cocaine in the waters of The Caribbean Sea.

The drug could have reached a value of 75 million dollars, as estimated at a press conference by the Federal District Attorney of Puerto Rico, Stephen muldrow.

This type of vessel is used for drug trafficking on the Pacific coast of Central America, but it is not common to locate such a vessel in the Caribbean, Muldrow said, according to the Bloomberg News Agency.

The ship is said to have set sail off the northern coast of Colombia with the aim of unloading its cargo in Puerto Rico.

The submarine and three Colombian crew members were arrested April 8 by the Coast Guard.

The men were charged on April 14, although
The Ministry of Justice just reported on the seizure on Monday, reproduced the Europa Press news agency.