Colombian Navy Divers Discover Cocaine Haul Near Rudder of U.S.-Bound Tanker

The Colombian Navy has seized over 220 kilos of cocaine and apprehended two stowaways from a U.S-bound tanker in Cartagena Bay.

The medication had been found by Navy divers inside a secret compartment situated close to the rudder of the Cyprus-flagged “Prisco Alexander”. Also discovered contained in the compartment had been the 2 stowaways, each Colombian nationals, and plastic luggage containing meals.

The compartment was found by a Navy Diving and Rescue unit from Coast Guard Station Cartegena whereas finishing up underwater inspections of the vessel. Inside the compartment, the medication had been stashed in black luggage containing 102 rectangular packages with 1 kilogram of cocaine every.

The Prisco Alexander was certain for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in keeping with the Navy.