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Colombia Seizes Drone Narco-Submarine with Starlink Tech
- On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, the Colombian navy revealed it had intercepted an unmanned drug-smuggling submarine fitted with a Starlink satellite antenna near the Caribbean coast.
- This event follows a pattern of traffickers using advanced autonomous vessels, with Mexican cartels developing unmanned submarines since 2017 and 2024 seeing near-record interceptions in the Atlantic and Pacific.
- The vessel, owned by the Gulf Clan and capable of transporting 1.5 tons of cocaine, was empty and believed to be a trial run, as confirmed by naval spokespeople and Western sources.
- A video released depicted a small grey semi-submersible equipped with a satellite antenna, and a spokeswoman confirmed the vessel utilized Starlink technology, adding that the navy is continuing to investigate the specifics of its operation.
- The seizure underscores traffickers' move to advanced unmanned vessels that are difficult to spot and reflects their ongoing efforts to outmaneuver law enforcement amid Colombia’s record-high cocaine production.
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Colombia Seizes Remote-Controlled Drug Submarine, Shows New Smuggling Tactics
The Colombian Navy recently seized its first unmanned drug submarine near Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast. This vessel, controlled remotely and equipped with a Starlink satellite antenna, could carry up to 1.5 tons of cocaine. Officials believe the Gulf Clan, Colombia’s largest drug cartel, owned the submarine. Navy officers found the vessel empty but […]
According to the Navy, the vessel seized near the city of Santa Marta belonged to Clan del Golfo, the country's largest group of drug traffickers.
The Colombian Navy announced this Wednesday that they have seized an unmanned narcosubmarine in the Caribbean Sea controlled remotely. The submersible was equipped with a Starlink antenna and had the capacity to transport 1.5 tons of cocaine, reports Afp. The use of these unmanned vehicles by drug cartels to transport drugs to the United States and Europe is a common practice in Colombia, the largest cocaine producer in the world. According to t…
The Colombian Navy announced Wednesday, July 2, the first seizure of an unmanned narco-submarine in the Caribbean Sea. Designed to operate remotely, it was equipped with a Starlink antenna and could carry 1.5 tons of cocaine.
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