9. The Rise of Narcosubs
In order to out-plot and evade law enforcement, Mexican drug cartels are devising more ingenious ways of getting drugs across the border. The first known narcosubs were detected in 1993. These submersible vessels, many of which are 50 feet long and made out of fiberglass, are capable of trafficking cocaine by the ton; in 2015, a narcosub with over 8 tons of cocaine was seized. Drug officials estimate that 32 percent of the cocaine sent from South America to the United States is transported by narcosubs. These hard-to-detect vessels are a far cry from the high-speed cigarette boats used by drug runners in the 80s.
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