Drug submarine sighted in Caribbean waters

A "homemade" drug submarine seized in Columbia

ST JOHN’S, Antigua — There’s more lamenting in the Caribbean over a decision by the British government to scale down its naval presence in the region,

A BBC Caribbean Report stated on Tuesday that the Antigua and Barbuda National Security Minister, Dr Errol Cort, says recent sightings indicate just how serious the drug trafficking problem remains in the Caribbean.

He says the ongoing clampdown on drug networks in Mexico has resulted in an increase in drug trafficking especially in the waters of the southern and north-eastern Caribbean.

He revealed that quite troubling “for the first time in the history of the north-eastern Caribbean” a semi-submersible submarine used to ship illegal drugs has been spotted in the area.

It is not known what became of the submarine.

Cort called for more regional collaboration and a greater involvement of American, French and Dutch navies that still have a presence in the region, to combat the drug traffickers

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23 Comments

  1. Reader's digest
    March 3, 2011

    thats d rl deal we allcomplainingabout dug o matter hat u do its ah fight no gvermentcan win cause there are always new ways t transport this shit good idea nxt we gonna be making it liquify so it wil be shipped as juice alchol etc remember ah we ah lead

  2. cold
    March 3, 2011

    hmmm soome thing wrong with that story……the us constantly giving monies to upgrade police and coast guard or are the minds of our people easyly distracted? what they putting in the water for all you to drink ? i wonder what those governments do with this money now they asking for help when together the “caribbean coast guards should be performing these actions independently. besides poor people have to make monie some how the drug dealer have to make money some how

  3. red eye
    March 3, 2011

    its a fu*&^& up thing ,,these drug dealers are geting smart who would have immagined that boi

    • under the radar
      March 3, 2011

      they paid off some unemployed educated engineer to do the job. so long i saying the unemployment problem is gonna cause an ecosystem to exist where educated good people without a daily bread will sell their skills to anyone who can pay. you cant mess with intelligence.

  4. ghost
    March 3, 2011

    every man got to find a way to survive. whether is good or :twisted:

    • FORKIT
      March 5, 2014

      at the risk of killing someone else

  5. bsb west side
    March 2, 2011

    bring some 4 me now or :lol: :-D :) :twisted:

  6. only
    March 2, 2011

    If there were no buyers there would be no drug traffiking.

  7. chanty_NY
    March 2, 2011

    YES, and send all those damn criminals to jail.

  8. born and bred Dominican
    March 2, 2011

    Well the magistrate that was clamping down is gone

    • Bayside
      March 3, 2011

      So true. What a shame!

  9. antigua nice
    March 2, 2011

    :lol: :-P :mrgreen: wow in antigua we cannot take no more of this

  10. Concerned
    March 2, 2011

    Illicit drug use certainly can be a problem. And I could certainly see that Dominica, which is largely undeveloped, would possibly be a great place to set up shop for the receiving, manufacturing, storage and/or distribution of illicit drugs. It seems to me, however, that asking for the “American, French and Dutch navies” to maintain an increased presence is really only asking for trouble.

    Such dependencies are usually good only for those in power, both in Dominica and these other nations.

    The United States, in particular, is well-versed and not at all opposed to doing pretty much whatever is necessary to ensure that her “leaders” and their friends in both the military-industrial complex and the “corporatocracy” get what they want, especially the natural resources of the targeted nation (http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=23432).

    And while Dominica, at least as far as is publicly known, does not sit on millions of barrels of oil or have some other natural resource which the U.S. would like to have to themselves, I’m concerned that Dominica will fall prey to trusting the United States to be available to them without making some pretty hefty demands in return, demands which will ultimately not be in the best interest of Dominicans.

    Finally, as we all know, “demand” enables these “enterprises” to flourish. I hope that this reality is being appropriately addressed by Dominicans and her non-government institutions.

    • Playboy
      March 3, 2011

      And your point is……?, Concerned.

      • Concerned
        March 3, 2011

        My concern, among others, is that Dominica’s leadership is laying the foundations for Dominica to become increasingly dependent upon other countries – the United States, China and others – vis ‘a vis loans “navies,” etc. Such dependencies are, in my opinion, beneficial only to these other countries’ leaders, their partners in business (the aforementioned “corporatocracy”) and the leadership of Dominica, all to the detriment of Dominica and her people.

        On a note more specific to the article, I see the trade of illicit drugs as primarily a product of supply and demand. One of the more glaring examples, I think, is Prohibition of the early 20th century in the United States. Of course it’s easier to talk about how evil is the trade of illicit drugs than to put forth a remedy. Yet, I believe that identifying the void that I suggest exists in those who would use illicit drugs (or participate in any illegal/immoral/whatever behavior) is the key to effectively dealing with the trading of illicit drugs, as well as all other areas of our life.

        So the questions then become: Why is there apparently such demand for illicit drugs? What can we as fellow Dominicans do to overcome this?

        As far as the first question is concerned, it’s likely that only the individual can provide the answer, perhaps with the help of others. Regarding the second question, it seems to me that each of us has to determine that our fellow Dominicans are much too important and that we are (I am, that is) going to involve ourselves however much we can to help them identify the “Why?” and work with them to help them move past this troubling concern.

        I find Dominica and her people to be worthy of such a great endeavor, believing especially that whatever advances Dominicans can make, in this and any regard, can be made solely by Dominicans.

    • FORKIT
      March 5, 2014

      you are like an educated idiot, you say a lot but your statement is pointless

  11. Rasta
    March 2, 2011

    Well I guess we need to invite the builders here we need a home made coast guard. That 1 million plus dollar fishing boat that always anchor on that naval base just not in it.

  12. The reader
    March 2, 2011

    Don’t forget the fact that we a BLACK to eh… The Asians coming before us, the Persians coming before us, the Hispanics coming before us…. by the time they get to us money finish eh.

  13. mouth of the south
    March 2, 2011

    a ‘home made’ submarine hhhmmmm i wonder what kind of stove the cook that one lol

    • under the radar
      March 3, 2011

      that home must be big to make a sub in it. i mean if man making sub at home then whats next? stealth jets?

  14. WIKILEAKS
    March 2, 2011

    Was Ghadafi in there?

  15. no name
    March 2, 2011

    boy that looking good :lol:

  16. .
    March 2, 2011

    They wont. Why? We have nothing to give back, like oil.

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