Sub Full of Coke

yesman065 · 08-24-2007, 08:06 AM

U.S. Customs Seizes Sub Full of Coke

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MEXICO CITY (AP) - A submarine-like vessel filled with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cocaine was seized off the Guatemalan coast, U.S. officials said.

Four suspected smugglers were operating the self-propelled, semi- submersible vessel when it was located and seized on Sunday evening by officials from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, the Border Patrol said in a news release Wednesday.

When the suspects realized they had been spotted by drug-surveillance aircraft patrolling the eastern Pacific, they scuttled the vessel but were unable to escape.

Coast Guard officials, guided by the reconnaissance plane, intercepted the vessel and detained the reputed smugglers, who were transporting approximately 5.5 tons of cocaine worth $352 million, the Border Patrol said.

The interception occurred off the coast of Central America about 300 miles southwest of the Mexico-Guatemala border, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a separate statement.

Several drug-carrying submarines operated by Colombian drug cartels have been discovered in recent years.

Boy I bet their bosses are gonna be pissed at them.

Shawnee123 · 08-24-2007, 08:09 AM

I'm really thirsty. Could they send me some Coke? Or a pop?

TheMercenary · 08-24-2007, 08:25 AM

That was pretty funny. They should have just fired a missle at it and sunk it to the bottom. I am sure the sea water would have taken care of things.

yesman065 · 08-24-2007, 08:28 AM

yeah and then we'd have a lot of excited fish and PETA up their ass.

TheMercenary · 08-24-2007, 08:29 AM

Shawnee123 · 08-24-2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by yesman065

yeah and then we'd have a lot of excited fish and PETA up their ass.

Maybe it's because of the flesh-eating fish, but that smacks of strange sexual undertones to me.

Griff · 08-24-2007, 12:00 PM

Um, whose coast are they guarding?

tw · 08-24-2007, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by yesman065

Boy I bet their bosses are gonna be pissed at them.

Probably not. It was routine even 25 years ago to scuttle the most expensive water craft after one trip. Profits from drugs are that high. Using the most expensive water craft for a one way trip is standard procedure. The coast of Georgia was described by Federal agents to be littered with burned remains of boats purchased for $hundreds of thousands.

yesman065 · 08-24-2007, 12:37 PM

But they lost the drugs too.

tw · 08-24-2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by yesman065

But they lost the drugs too.

If it were a problem, then the price of drugs on the street would spike. Those same Federal agents also described how such supply losses resulted in no price change. Supply and demand. Demand did not decrease. Price did not spike. Just a minor cost of doing business. Appreciate how useless the war on drugs really is when we will not acknowledge how little gets intercepted.

yesman065 · 08-24-2007, 12:48 PM

its not that, but these guys got busted they are in captivity, the lost the sub and they lost the drugs - no way is the boss gonna be happy - they wil be killed in detention/prison if not before - they can't risk them talkin

tw · 08-24-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by yesman065

... no way is the boss gonna be happy - they wil be killed in detention/prison if not before - they can't risk them talkin

Maybe. But its just business.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-24-2007, 01:07 PM

There's a pretty good chance if they talk, they can't say anything to hurt the bosses. Too many layers of management, which like the runners, are expendable.

bluecuracao · 08-24-2007, 01:30 PM

I'm glad to see this thread isn't about a messy lunchtime accident. That would really suck!

DanaC · 08-24-2007, 07:30 PM

lol blue

08-24-2007, 08:09 AM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I'm really thirsty. Could they send me some Coke? Or a pop? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-24-2007, 08:25 AM	#3
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	That was pretty funny. They should have just fired a missle at it and sunk it to the bottom. I am sure the sea water would have taken care of things. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-24-2007, 08:29 AM	#5
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	__________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-24-2007, 12:00 PM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Um, whose coast are they guarding? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-24-2007, 01:07 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	There's a pretty good chance if they talk, they can't say anything to hurt the bosses. Too many layers of management, which like the runners, are expendable. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-24-2007, 08:28 AM	#4
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	yeah and then we'd have a lot of excited fish and PETA up their ass.

08-24-2007, 12:37 PM	#9
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	But they lost the drugs too.

08-24-2007, 12:48 PM	#11
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	its not that, but these guys got busted they are in captivity, the lost the sub and they lost the drugs - no way is the boss gonna be happy - they wil be killed in detention/prison if not before - they can't risk them talkin

08-24-2007, 01:30 PM	#14
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I'm glad to see this thread isn't about a messy lunchtime accident. That would really suck!

08-24-2007, 07:30 PM	#15
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	lol blue

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