BOGOTA, Colombia—Colombia has intercepted its first narco-submarine of the year, the navy said Monday, as drug traffickers in the South American country produce record amounts of cocaine destined for Europe and the United States.
The submersible was intercepted on Saturday morning off Colombia’s Pacific Coast, navy spokesman Capt. Wilmer Roa said. The 15-meter-long, homemade craft was carrying almost 800 kilograms of cocaine in small packages the size of bricks. The packets were stamped with images of scorpions and Mexican flags.
