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Colombia Seizes Drone Narco-Submarine with Starlink Tech

COLOMBIA, JUL 2 – The Colombian Navy seized an unmanned semi-submersible with Starlink tech capable of carrying 1.5 tons of cocaine, marking a shift to remotely operated drug trafficking methods.

  • On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, the Colombian navy revealed it had intercepted an unmanned drug-smuggling submarine fitted with a Starlink satellite antenna near the Caribbean coast.
  • This event follows a pattern of traffickers using advanced autonomous vessels, with Mexican cartels developing unmanned submarines since 2017 and 2024 seeing near-record interceptions in the Atlantic and Pacific.
  • The vessel, owned by the Gulf Clan and capable of transporting 1.5 tons of cocaine, was empty and believed to be a trial run, as confirmed by naval spokespeople and Western sources.
  • A video released depicted a small grey semi-submersible equipped with a satellite antenna, and a spokeswoman confirmed the vessel utilized Starlink technology, adding that the navy is continuing to investigate the specifics of its operation.
  • The seizure underscores traffickers' move to advanced unmanned vessels that are difficult to spot and reflects their ongoing efforts to outmaneuver law enforcement amid Colombia’s record-high cocaine production.
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The Colombian Navy has seized an advanced narco-boat used for drug smuggling. The technological advancement is causing concern among experts.

·Vienna, Austria
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This is the first time they intercept a maritime narcodron in Hispanic America, and the first completely autonomous, thanks to Starlink's satellite connection.

·Madrid, Spain
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The Colombian Navy announced on Wednesday that it had captured the first remotely operated submarine equipped with a Starlink antenna off the Caribbean coast.

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France24 broke the news in France on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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