This device would have the capacity to transport up to two tons of narcotics.
Explosive devices were in the same way found at the site and were destroyed in controlled conditions.
Within the framework of a joint operation conducted by the Colombian Navy and Colombian National Army, a camp area belonging to the Organized Armed Group ELN was found, where a parasite type semi-submarine under construction was found, in the municipality of Itsmina - department of Chocó.
Units of the Navy Infantry River Battalion No.24 of the Colombian Navy and the Territorial Battalion No.26 of Colombian National Army, arrived at a rural area of the village of Boderón, where they found this camp area with a capacity for 25 people, apparently of the Western War Front Omar Gómez and the Ernesto Che Guevara Front of the ELN.
In the place, the military personnel found a semi-submarine under construction, which would be used for the transport of drugs, under the modality of contamination to high-class ships, which consists of attaching these device to the hull of the boat, so that it is towed to the destination place. It is estimated that this device, which was 20 meters long and two meters wide, could transport up to two tons of drugs.
Three rudimentary mortars, 13 improvised explosive devices, 11 rudimentary mortar rounds and items of military accessories were in the same way found in this area. The material was destroyed in controlled conditions, following established procedures.
It is presumed that this armed group would be responsible for committing terrorist operations against the inhabitants, with the installation of explosive devices on the banks of the San Juan River, endangering the life and good physical condition of the inhabitants in this area of the country. In this way troops neutralize illicit activities and drug trafficking routes from San Juan and Itsmina to the Pacific Ocean.
Source: Press - Navy of Colombia
