Off the coast of Galicia, Spanish fishermen discovered a falling drug submarine in the Atlantic Ocean (see video above). The crew was already gone, the watercraft broken into two parts, it was said.
The fisherman had already spotted the drug submarine on Tuesday morning off Coruña, a port city located on a headland in the Galicia region of northwestern Spain.
The submarine may have been 20 meters long, but part of it is believed to have broken off, according to the Guardia Civil. The authority located the submerged part between 100 and 200 meters from the part that was swimming in the water.
Crew probably wanted to sink submarine
Guardia Civil personnel found the still-floating part of the submarine with an open hatch. Local newspapers report that the crew probably tried to sink it.
On Wednesday evening, the non-sunbathing section was towed to port by the Spanish authorities. It is unclear whether Spanish authorities found drugs on the submarine, which was likely used to smuggle illegal substances such as cocaine from Latin America to Europe.
Divers searched for a submerged part
Spanish authorities used divers to again escape the sunken part of the submarine, explaining that they believed the watercraft had been used to smuggle the drug into Spain just 48 hours earlier.
The submarines or semi-floats are built and operated by organized crime groups. The vehicles, referred to as “Narco-Submarines” or “Drug-Subs” in English-speaking countries, are usually intended for one-time use only.
Source: Krone
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