drug smuggling http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/ en Why The Navy’s Latest Narco Submarine Seizure Is A Big Deal http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/blog/why-navys-latest-narco-submarine-seizure-big-deal <article data-history-node-id="138237" role="article" class="blog is-promoted teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/index.php/blog/why-navys-latest-narco-submarine-seizure-big-deal" rel="bookmark"><span>Why The Navy’s Latest Narco Submarine Seizure Is A Big Deal</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=7869" token="ExWMRIlT_MUq1FPSX9ILVuv8uTFjx0G2WpvPjttKDII"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Sun, 06/14/2020 - 3:57pm</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Two narco submarines (also known as low-profile vessels or LPVs) were interdicted by joint US Navy/US Coast Guard teams in the Pacific,  The seizures by personnel abroad the USS Preble on 5 June 2020 and the USS Pinckney on 16 May 2020 involved two separate but virtually identical LPVs.</p> <img alt="Sutton LPV" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="874cbf09-2bb0-4311-a5fb-9e52c2a91ea2" height="159" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/960x0.jpg" width="282" class="align-center" /><p class="text-align-center">Two Narco subs (LPVs) interdicted by USCG personnel aboard USS Preble (5 June 2020) and USS Pinckney (15 May 2020). Source: HI Sutton, US Navy, US Coast Guard.</p> <p>The interdictions are described in an article at <em>Forbes</em> by HI Sutton an analyst specializing in unconventional naval warfare and narco submarines.  Sutton's recent book<b><i> </i></b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Narco-Submarines-Covert-Shores-Recognition/dp/B086G11WMM"><i>Narco Submarines: Covert Shores Recognition Guide</i></a><b><i> </i></b>was <a href="https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/swj-el-centro-book-review-narco-submarines-covert-shores-recognition-guide">reviewed at SWJ</a> earlier this year.  Sutton has developed a taxonomy of narco submarines which are discussed in his article.  The LPVs interdicted in these cases were classed as "LPV-OM-VSV-6 meaning that it is the 6th family of low-profile vessel with outboard motors, using a ‘very slender vessel’ style hull." </p> <p>Continue to "<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2020/06/12/why-the-navys-latest-narco-submarine-seizure-is-important/#3347192449a0"><strong>Why The Navy’s Latest Narco Submarine Seizure Is A Big Deal</strong></a>."</p> <p>Source: HI Sutton, "Why The Navy’s Latest Narco Submarine Seizure Is A Big Deal." <em>Forbes</em>. 12 June 2020. </p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/blog/why-navys-latest-narco-submarine-seizure-big-deal" rel="tag" title="Why The Navy’s Latest Narco Submarine Seizure Is A Big Deal" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Why The Navy’s Latest Narco Submarine Seizure Is A Big Deal</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> </div> </article> Sun, 14 Jun 2020 19:57:59 +0000 ZFTWARNING 138237 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Narco-Drones: A New Way to Transport Drugs http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/narco-drones-a-new-way-to-transport-drugs <article data-history-node-id="71481" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/jrnl/art/narco-drones-a-new-way-to-transport-drugs" rel="bookmark"><span>Narco-Drones: A New Way to Transport Drugs</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Wed, 07/05/2017 - 1:34am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> A narcotrafficking technique first used in Mexico now expands to other countries in Central and South America.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/narco-drones-a-new-way-to-transport-drugs" rel="tag" title="Narco-Drones: A New Way to Transport Drugs" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Narco-Drones: A New Way to Transport Drugs</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Wed, 05 Jul 2017 05:34:19 +0000 SWJED 71481 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com