The Colombian Navy announced the seizure of the country’s first unmanned narco-submarine equipped with a Starlink antenna on July 2, 2025. The vessel was found off Colombia’s Caribbean coast and is believed to be a test run for drug smuggling using remote-controlled technology.
This marks the first known discovery of an autonomous narco-submarine in South American waters. Officials confirmed that the vessel was not carrying any drugs at the time of the seizure in April, but it was designed to carry up to 1.5 tons of cocaine and travel a distance of about 800 miles.
According to the navy, the submarine belongs to the Gulf Clan, Colombia’s largest drug trafficking group.
The submarine had two antennas, one protected with fiberglass, connected to a Starlink satellite modem for communication. It was also equipped with two surveillance cameras: one for navigating the vessel and the other for monitoring its engine.
Naval officials said this
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