Arrested. Didn't even need to bomb the boat nor kidnap their leader.
this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2026
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So strange, didnt need to use $250k missiles!?
And they can prove it because they didn't just blow it up.
And seeing the government's response to federal summary executions of citizens we can see what their word is worth now, I hope.
You mean to tell me you don't just have to speculatively double tap random boats to intercept drugs?
Not if you want the drugs.
The interesting thing about this article is how rarely these subs are caught.
300 bales of cocaine ... but 35 bales fell to the bottom of the sea?
Hmmmm. The policeman's christmas party is going to be wild.
To be fair, the world needs a lot of drugs to cope with, well, current events.
I'm honestly surprised Eggsex, looking like a coke head as he does, has preferred to blow boats up than to seize them.
8 tonnes, to be more precise.
7 tonnes! Such a sizable bust.
A record 6 tonne seizure.
The lab recieved 5 tonnes to confirm
4 tonnes are to be investigated by The judge
And it definitely sank to the bottom of the ocean with the ship despite the fact that the crew were arrested. Do they think we’re stupid?
To be fair, I wouldn't be surprised if the crew tried sabotaging the boat. They probably realized, at the last minute, that there was no escape, and tried to flood the boat to hide as much evidence as possible. Clearly they failed, but that would explain the sinking sub and lost bales.