The Scotsman:IT SEEMS that an end to the long game of cat and mouse being played out on the high seas of the Caribbean may be in sight.
Colombian drug cartels have been smuggling cocaine in submarines, up to ten tons at a go, with impunity – until now. Colombia's congress has just passed a law punishing the building of semi-submersible vessels with up to 12 years in prison, and sentences of up to 14 years for people who use such vessels to transport drugs.
The legislation is a bid to crack down on wily crews who, once they are detected by the Colombian navy, simply don life jackets and scuttle the subs, sending the incriminating evidence to the bottom of the sea.
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My Comment: It is about time.