The suspects arrested in Spain police arrested three men. They are alleged to be the ones at the controls of a “narco-submarine” that brought an estimated 3.6 ton of cocaine from South America to Galicia’s coast. Police arrested the members during a wide-ranging investigation into a drug-trafficking cartel operating in Outes. This probe was launched all the way back in August.
After apprehension, the Colombian man and two Ecuadorians, crew members, attempted to evade arrest. They squeezed into a taxi, dripping in pilgrim clothes, and acted like everyone’s prayer of the day. Police arrested all suspects after a high-speed chase. They found a metric ton of cocaine after one of the suspects’ rigs tipped over.
U.S. Officials think they just found an enormous “narco-submarine” loaded with illegal drugs. They think it probably was scuttled or wrecked only a few miles off the Galician coast. The ongoing operation did succeed in vividly illustrating the surge of these increasingly common vessels. Alerts for these underwater keg-shaped boats, known as “narco-subs,” recently surged from one every three months to more than five per month this summer.
The gang covered its tracks by masquerading as a law-abiding business repairing and selling nautical gear. In response, police conducted an unprecedented wave of military-style raids. They detained 14 people – including public servants – for allegedly violating laws against drug trafficking and criminal association.
During the operation, police seized €54,680, two boats, five cars, and a trailer, alongside the cocaine recovered from the overturned trailer and additional drugs found hidden under a tarpaulin on a nearby beach.
Antonio Martínez Duarte commented on the success of the operation, stating, “After hours of sacrifice and silent work, we’ve been able to arrest the crew and seize the drugs on land, something that isn’t that common in Galicia.”
“The problem in Galicia is getting into these places which they know and which we don’t, and where they can drive in the dark and we can’t. This time we were there, watching how they carried out an operation. We managed to get them when they took off.”
The collaborative investigation is still ongoing, but authorities are on alert for these types of drug trafficking activities along Spain’s coast. With “narco-sub” incidents on the rise police are cracking down. Their goal is to dismantle these organizations and reduce the influx of illegal drugs into the area.