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May 14, 2016 / 4:36 PM

Colombians discover two drug subs in two days

Colombian police stand aboard a submarine they say was ready to be used by drug smugglers to bring cocaine to the United States. Police made a second such discovery two days later. Photo courtesy Colombian government

Colombian police stand aboard a submarine they say was ready to be used by drug smugglers to bring cocaine to the United States. Police made a second such discovery two days later. Photo courtesy Colombian government

BOGOTA, May 14 (UPI) -- Police in Colombia said they have uncovered two million-dollar submarines in the past two days that were being used by drug cartels to smuggle cocaine into the United States.

The first discovery came when a 45-foot semi-submersible watercraft was spotted off the coast of Candelilla de la Mar, in the south of Colombia near the border with Ecuador.

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The vessel was capable of carrying up to four tons of powder drugs, police said, though no drugs were found on board.

The sub had been equipped with a diesel motor, propellers and a rudder, leading police to believe it was near ready to haul a drug shipment north.

A second submarine was found and destroyed in the Timba River, which feeds into the Pacific Ocean. Police said six men were arrested in that incident.

Each vessel was valued at $1 million, police said.

Incautado semisumergible en el pacífico listo para transportar 4 toneladas de alcaloides. https://t.co/HxOCW0t2r1 pic.twitter.com/QcHJzaJADx
— Armada Nacional (@armadacolombia) May 13, 2016

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