Argentina Ramps Up Drug War with Artillery Speedboats to Patrol Rivers

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Purchasing these boats from Israel.

Argentina Ramps Up Drug War with Artillery Speedboats to Patrol Rivers
BY: RAQUEL GARCÍA   - @VENTURAG79 - DEC 5, 2016, 12:50 PM

Argentina’s government plans to buy Isreali artillery speedboats to combat drug trafficking on the Paraná River, one of the country’s principal entry-points for Marijuana.

The Paraguay-Parána waterway reportedly sees the circulation of some 10,000 tons of cannabis, making up 20 percent of Paraguay’s production, but now Argentina is trying to lower that percentage.

The speedboats selected by the government are called Shaldag, a model that moves as fast as 46 miles per hour. Argentina’s Ministry of Security negotiated the acquisition of at least four of these boats.

They are reportedly armed at the bow and stern with a typhoon canon that launches projectiles of 25 mm, as well as two 50 caliber machine guns. Authorities said the boats also have the ability to beach quickly so troops can be deployed.

Continued: https://panampost.com/raquel-garcia/2016/12/05/argentina-ramps-up-drug-war-with-artillery-speedboats-to-patrol-rivers/