It is the first reported discovery in South American waters of an unmanned semisubmersible vessel, Colombia's navy said.

CRIME Drone “narco sub” — equipped with Starlink antenna — seized for the first time in the Caribbean

Updated on: July 3, 2025 / 6:29 AM EDT / CBS/AFP

The Colombian navy on Wednesday announced its first seizure of an unmanned “narco sub” equipped with a Starlink antenna off its Caribbean coast.

The semisubmersible vessel was not carrying drugs, but the Colombian navy and Western security sources based in the region told AFP they believed it was a trial run by a cocaine trafficking cartel.

“It was being tested and was empty,” a naval spokeswoman confirmed to AFP.

Manned semi-submersibles built in clandestine jungle shipyards have been used for decades to ferry cocaine north from Colombia, the world’s biggest cocaine producer, to Central America or Mexico.

  • Buske@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    Starlink is a gaint ass constellation, that spies on us all anyways. Phone calls, Internet, Etc. They let countries at war use to to remotely control drones and more. Most companies just pay fines. They do not care.