The U.S. launched an anti-submarine war to sink a large submarine!
Xinhua News Agency reported that on October 18th, local time in the United States, US President Trump publicly issued a document confirming that the US military opened fire on a large submarine on the high seas and sank it. Trump's statement was that the submarine was sailing for the United States at that time and was loaded with drugs. It is reported that after the submarine was sunk, 4 people and 2 people on the submarine died on the spot and 2 people survived. According to reports, the two survivors are from Ecuador and Colombia respectively, and the United States will send them back to the corresponding countries and ask them to be prosecuted and tried.
You may not know that this kind of operation of transporting drugs by submarine is nothing new in the drug smuggling circle in Latin America. You know, South America, where Colombia and Ecuador are located, has always been the main producing areas of cocaine and other drugs. Drug cartels have tried their best to smuggle goods into the United States.
Early they used fishing boats and speed boats, and later found that these water tools were too easy to spot by the patrol.
Immediately afterwards, semi-submersible boats became popular, but there was still a risk of exposure. Finally, homemade or modified small submarines became the "new favorite". This kind of submarine can sail underwater for a long time, its radar reflection surface is extremely small, and its concealment far exceeds that of ordinary ships.
Judging from past cases, the US military has always had zero tolerance for such drug trafficking submarines. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) cooperates with the Navy and Coast Guard all year round to carry out regular patrols in the Caribbean Sea, the Eastern Pacific and other waters. They know very well that once these "drug submarines" dock, a large number of drugs will flow into the streets of the United States, causing unimaginable social problems.
The US military's ability to accurately lock in and sink the target this time must have a mature operating process behind it. Generally speaking, equipment such as P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft will first conduct aerial reconnaissance in key sea areas. The aircraft carries radar and infrared detection equipment that can penetrate the sea surface to camouflage and discover underwater targets.
U.S. troops will immediately mobilize surface vessels for assistance when suspicious signals are detected. Destroyers or escort ships will rush to the scene and use the sounding system to further confirm the position and trajectory of the submarine. Attacks can be launched when the target is clearly suspected of drug trafficking and refuses to cooperate with the inspection.
However, the U.S. military did not reveal the specific type of weapons used, whether anti-submarine torpedoes or ship artillery attacks, remains a mystery.
Someone might ask if the open sea fire to sink submarines driven by people from other countries is in line with international law? In fact, there is a key prerequisite here that the U.S. military identifies the target as “drug trafficking tools” and not sovereign state military ships.
Ecuador and Colombia have not publicly responded yet, but from the perspective of historical cooperation, these two countries and the United States have long been linked in the field of drug control. Previously, the two sides have jointly destroyed drug trafficking dens many times, and it is common to extradite drug lords. There is a high probability that the repatriation and trial of survivors will be carried out according to the established cooperation process.
The US military's tough attitude in this action, in fact, also implies domestic anti-drug pressure. The United States has faced a serious opioid drug crisis in recent years, the double shock of synthetic drugs and traditional drugs, leaving the government under a huge public opinion pressure. The Trump administration has been focusing on "fighting transnational drug trafficking" as the work, this time to hit the deployment of drug submarines, which means "killing chickens and monkeys."
However, some have raised questions as to whether it is too radical to sink submarines? after all, the personnel on board are not fully armed terrorists, and whether it is reasonable to fire directly to cause death? This controversy has not been determined for the time being.But from the logic of the US military action, they are more inclined to deter potential drug traffickers by harsh means and avoid more drug submarines.
In terms of the size of the submarine, the sinking “large submarine” is rare in drug trafficking tools. Most drug submarines are small, carrying only a few people and a small amount of cargo. This time the target can be called “large”, which may mean that its carrying capacity is stronger, which also explains why the U.S. military is determined to take action – and the consequences are unthinkable once it is successfully reached.
At the moment, cleaning work is still ongoing. U.S. naval vessels are still patroling the relevant waters to prevent leaked fish or other drug trafficking vessels from operating. While the anti-submarine war has ended, it has reflected the multinational drug trafficking and anti-drug game, and it is clear that it will continue.
In the final analysis, the U.S. military's firing and sinking of drug-carrying submarines this time is not only an escalation of conventional anti-drug operations, but also a direct warning to drug cartels. The trial results of those two survivors may become another reference case for future anti-drug cooperation between the United States and Latin America.
Xinhua News Agency reported that on October 18th, local time in the United States, US President Trump publicly issued a document confirming that the US military opened fire on a large submarine on the high seas and sank it. Trump's statement was that the submarine was sailing for the United States at that time and was loaded with drugs. It is reported that after the submarine was sunk, 4 people and 2 people on the submarine died on the spot and 2 people survived. According to reports, the two survivors are from Ecuador and Colombia respectively, and the United States will send them back to the corresponding countries and ask them to be prosecuted and tried.
You may not know that this kind of operation of transporting drugs by submarine is nothing new in the drug smuggling circle in Latin America. You know, South America, where Colombia and Ecuador are located, has always been the main producing areas of cocaine and other drugs. Drug cartels have tried their best to smuggle goods into the United States.
Early they used fishing boats and speed boats, and later found that these water tools were too easy to spot by the patrol.
Immediately afterwards, semi-submersible boats became popular, but there was still a risk of exposure. Finally, homemade or modified small submarines became the "new favorite". This kind of submarine can sail underwater for a long time, its radar reflection surface is extremely small, and its concealment far exceeds that of ordinary ships.
Judging from past cases, the US military has always had zero tolerance for such drug trafficking submarines. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) cooperates with the Navy and Coast Guard all year round to carry out regular patrols in the Caribbean Sea, the Eastern Pacific and other waters. They know very well that once these "drug submarines" dock, a large number of drugs will flow into the streets of the United States, causing unimaginable social problems.
The US military's ability to accurately lock in and sink the target this time must have a mature operating process behind it. Generally speaking, equipment such as P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft will first conduct aerial reconnaissance in key sea areas. The aircraft carries radar and infrared detection equipment that can penetrate the sea surface to camouflage and discover underwater targets.
U.S. troops will immediately mobilize surface vessels for assistance when suspicious signals are detected. Destroyers or escort ships will rush to the scene and use the sounding system to further confirm the position and trajectory of the submarine. Attacks can be launched when the target is clearly suspected of drug trafficking and refuses to cooperate with the inspection.
However, the U.S. military did not reveal the specific type of weapons used, whether anti-submarine torpedoes or ship artillery attacks, remains a mystery.
Someone might ask if the open sea fire to sink submarines driven by people from other countries is in line with international law? In fact, there is a key prerequisite here that the U.S. military identifies the target as “drug trafficking tools” and not sovereign state military ships.
Ecuador and Colombia have not publicly responded yet, but from the perspective of historical cooperation, these two countries and the United States have long been linked in the field of drug control. Previously, the two sides have jointly destroyed drug trafficking dens many times, and it is common to extradite drug lords. There is a high probability that the repatriation and trial of survivors will be carried out according to the established cooperation process.
The US military's tough attitude in this action, in fact, also implies domestic anti-drug pressure. The United States has faced a serious opioid drug crisis in recent years, the double shock of synthetic drugs and traditional drugs, leaving the government under a huge public opinion pressure. The Trump administration has been focusing on "fighting transnational drug trafficking" as the work, this time to hit the deployment of drug submarines, which means "killing chickens and monkeys."
However, some have raised questions as to whether it is too radical to sink submarines? after all, the personnel on board are not fully armed terrorists, and whether it is reasonable to fire directly to cause death? This controversy has not been determined for the time being.But from the logic of the US military action, they are more inclined to deter potential drug traffickers by harsh means and avoid more drug submarines.
In terms of the size of the submarine, the sinking “large submarine” is rare in drug trafficking tools. Most drug submarines are small, carrying only a few people and a small amount of cargo. This time the target can be called “large”, which may mean that its carrying capacity is stronger, which also explains why the U.S. military is determined to take action – and the consequences are unthinkable once it is successfully reached.
At the moment, cleaning work is still ongoing. U.S. naval vessels are still patroling the relevant waters to prevent leaked fish or other drug trafficking vessels from operating. While the anti-submarine war has ended, it has reflected the multinational drug trafficking and anti-drug game, and it is clear that it will continue.
In the final analysis, the U.S. military's firing and sinking of drug-carrying submarines this time is not only an escalation of conventional anti-drug operations, but also a direct warning to drug cartels. The trial results of those two survivors may become another reference case for future anti-drug cooperation between the United States and Latin America.