VOICED:ÊDrugs on a downer as narcotics smugglers use submarines

The video discusses the use of homemade submarines by drug traffickers to smuggle narcotics. These vessels can carry large amounts of drugs and evade law enforcement. Constructed secretly in the Colombian jungle, they cost between $500,000 to $1,000,000. Materials are transported by water, and locals are hired for labor. Since their emergence, 14 submarines have been seized in the Pacific Ocean.

What is the primary advantage of using submarines for drug trafficking?

• They are cheaper to build.

• They are difficult to detect underwater.

• They can carry more crew members.

• They are faster than other boats.

How do traffickers prevent evidence from being found when approached by law enforcement?

• They disguise the submarine as a fishing boat.

• They transfer the drugs to another vessel.

• They open the bottom valve to sink the submarine.

• They hide the drugs in secret compartments.

What is the estimated cost range for constructing these submarines?

• $2,000,000 to $3,000,000

• $100,000 to $500,000

• $500,000 to $1,000,000

• $1,000,000 to $2,000,000

Where do traffickers typically construct these submarines?

• In urban factories

• In coastal shipyards

• In underground bunkers

• Under thick jungle canopies

How many homemade submarines have been seized in the past year?

• 10

• 16

• 12

• 14