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    Bags of cocaine keep suspect drug smugglers afloat Jump to media player Colombian authorities found the men in the Pacific Ocean after their boat capsized.
    • 02 Oct
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    US Coast Guard raids 'drugs submarine' Jump to media player A submarine suspected to be carrying drugs is seized by US Coast Guards in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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    Colombia seizes largest stash of cocaine ever Jump to media player Colombian police discovered 12 tonnes of cocaine, close to the routes used to smuggle cocaine to the US.
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Colombia 'drug smugglers' rescued after clinging to floating cocaine

Three men have been rescued after drifting in the Pacific for hours. But Colombian authorities have some questions about what kept them all afloat.

  • 02 Oct 2019
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