Video shows smugglers testing remote-controlled submarine to transport drugs, Italian police say

📆 5/14/2024 7:12 PM

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📆 5/14/2024 7:12 PM
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Investigators made the unusual discovery during probes into suspects who were cultivating marijuana under the cover of managing car wash stations.

Italian police announced Tuesday the seizure of a remote-controlled submarine likely intended to transport drugs as part of an international drug trafficking network, marking the discovery of a much smaller version of the so-called 'narco subs' that are routinely spotted in international waters,Investigators made the unusual discovery during probes into suspects based in Turin in northern Italy , who were cultivating marijuana under the cover of managing car wash stations.

The network, headed by two brothers of Albanian origin, operated between Ecuador, Belgium, France, Spain and Italy, according to the same source.The police reported seizing a total of 204 kilograms of cocaine and hashish during the course of the investigation.The cocaine most likely arrived in Italy from South America, passing through Holland, while the hashish was transported from Spain and France, using cars retrofitted with 'homemade double floors,' the police said.

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