Summary
The Colombian navy intercepted a semi-submersible carrying cocaine in the Pacific, uncovering a new smuggling route to Australia.
The vessel, capable of traveling thousands of miles without refueling, was part of a lucrative operation targeting Australia, where cocaine fetches six times the U.S. price.
This was the third such vessel seized, with maps confirming the route.
The operation, part of the multinational “Orion” initiative, seized 225 tonnes of cocaine and arrested over 400 people globally.
Colombian authorities highlighted links between South American and Oceanian crime networks.
The first article about this said 2300 tons, the second, 1400, and this one 225?
What is worse is the 2300 tons article implied that was seized from one sub. Do any of these dipshits know what a submarine hauling 2300 tons would look like? It would be as big as a container ship.
At this rate we will learn its 2 dudes and a few k’s on a dingy!
If the cartels had their cargoes insured for loss we would know exactly what it was worth. But as it is now, the value of drugs is limited only by the imagination of the police in charge.
I’ve seen pigs weigh entire marijuana plants, terracotta-pot and all, then multiply that figure by a “street value” that’s 10X what I’ve ever paid for premium bud. I’m convinced that many drug dealers go their start after seeing these inflated values advertised on TV.
Six times the price of coke in the US?
I mean it makes sense because of logistics, but still.
Never tried cocaine, but from what I heard it’s not really worth it, looking at price, effects on health, addiction potential etc while the high is just too short and not that great to begin with…
People will now come out and say that proper coke is better but you can’t convince me. I’d rather try MDMA or DMT before touching coke
Coke is absolutely overrated. It’s expensive, it doesn’t last very long, and even when it’s good it just feels like a high dose of Adderall. (I’ve done a lot of coke and taken a lot of Adderall.) In my experience, coke can be a party killer. People don’t want to share this expensive drug with everyone, so they separate from the group and do it in secret. And once I start, every 30 minutes I’m distracted and thinking about the next bump.
MDMA and LSD are practically free compared to coke and alcohol. $10-20 and you’re set for the night.
Issue with LSD is that it’s somewhat overwhelming, so not really something for parties, at least I can’t really imagine myself partying on it.
2C-B on the other hand…
It depends on the batch, and you’d want to try it first to see how strong it is. Some batches are definitely overwhelming, but others are just a very clear, euphoric high and perfect for parties.
I think that math is fucked. Coke in the US is like 60-100 per gram, no way someone is paying 360-600 per gram in Australia.
Idk anything about foreign coke prices but to play devils advocate, the US is ridiculously easy to get coke into from a logistics stand point. I agree both estimate ranges must be high but there is only so low the price could go to make it worth selling. I mean the cost to traverse across the fucking pacific compared to hoping across the gulf or digging a tunnel would have to be more than a 6x’s difference.
Probably messed up the dollarydoo conversions.
90-100 here and everywhere I go. Been ripped off twice. It’s not worth it.
Lol and where the fuck is here and everywhere you go?!?
Maybe it’s like a nostalgia / luxury thing, like people showing off that they have it whereas all the poors cannot afford it. Our monkey brains aren’t always optimizing for efficiency among equals:-).
I wonder when and how they will start using unmanned submersibles.
