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3 Narco Submarines In 4 Days: Navy And Coast Guard Make Impact
H I Sutton
The success of the new Enhanced Counter-Narcotics Operations by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) are slowly coming out. Since April 1 the Command has dedicated more naval assets to stemming the flow of illicit drugs into the United States. During four short days in mid-May the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard stopped three narco submarines in their tracks.
The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard interdicted three Low Profile vessels (LPVs), known as Narco ...
- H I Sutton (photos US Navy, US Coast Guard)
News of the interdictions is only now coming out in a series of press releases. There is often a lag reporting these incidents, especially when they are intercepts at sea. Part of the reason for this may be that it gives law enforcement a brief window where the cartel may not know that the sub has been seized. This allows intelligence leads to be followed up without alerting the drug traffickers. In some cases this can result in another drugs bust where the next narco-sub in the chain is also caught.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2020/05/28/navy-and-coast-guard-stop-3-narco-submarines-in-4-days/#54fe173a4808
