CBS News inaccurately reported that the Mexican Navy seized 3.6 tons of cocaine from a “narco submarine.” The Mexican government reports that drugs were found on the twin-engine “Go Fast” vessel.
CBS News reported Wednesday that Mexico's navy “seized 3.6 tons (about 8,000 pounds) of cocaine off the Pacific coast from a 'drug submarine' discovered earlier this week about 253 miles off the coast of the resort town of Acapulco.”
CBS went on to say, “The vessel was of the type known as a 'speedboat,' powered by two outboard motors, and appeared to be a low-profile semi-submersible, commonly known as a 'narco-submersible.'” . — Designed to make detection more difficult. ”
article link From a press release from the Mexican government. The statement did not mention “narco-submarines.”
An English translation of Mexico's press statement reveals the following:
The Secretariat of the Navy, through the Mexican Navy, which acts as a coast guard, reported that in recent days, naval personnel have seized approximately 3,600 kilograms of suspected cocaine and arrested nine suspected offenders. , approximately 133 nautical miles (246,316 kilometers) southeast of Acapulco, Guerrero.
These actions were derived from air and maritime surveillance tours conducted by members of this agency, during which a Mexican naval aircraft, equipped with two outboard engines and carrying a crew of nine, A Fast-type vessel was sighted, transporting 102 pieces of black cargo. It contained a brick-shaped package containing a white powder with properties similar to cocaine.
For the above reasons, naval personnel, in strict compliance with human rights, conducted the seizure of the aforementioned vessel, the alleged drug container, and the alleged law violators, six of whom were of foreign nationality. and respected their human and physical rights. Honesty was respected.
The confiscated items and the alleged lawbreakers were then loaded onto Mexican naval vessels and transported ashore, allowing competent authorities to release the corresponding investigation files.
In this way, the Navy, through the Mexican Navy, strives to deter criminal activities through maritime, air and land surveillance operations, in order to guarantee and maintain the rule of law at sea.
The Mexican Navy posted a video to X showing an actual boat in a suspected drug raid.
In 2020, Forbes magazine stated that “the media tends to focus on so-called 'narco-submarines,'” and the article also referred to “go-fast” drug boats. It says:
The working definition of a go-fast is a power boat that primarily uses speed to evade capture. In contrast, drug submarines use their inconspicuousness to avoid detection. That means speed and stealth.
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The main visible difference from drug submarines (of go-fast ships) is that they most often have an open cockpit. This won't work if you're running semi-submerged, like a drug submarine.
Again, the Mexican government's statement makes no mention of a “narco-submarine” or that the vessel is semi-submersible, as described by CBS News.
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