Home-made submarines used for cocaine smuggling

[27 June 2008]

Cocaine smugglers have found a new way of transporting tons of drugs - via home-made submarines.

The submarines cost up to £30,000 to make and are being used to distribute cocaine out of Colombia. They are up to 50ft long, can carry upto five crew members and some have special breathing tubes for smugglers.

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