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Spotlight | Colombia, United States
How the US Coast Guard intelligence service is waging war on drug traffickers

The US Coast Guard intercepting cocaine smuggling on submarines in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 1 September 2019. © US Coast Guard Handout/EPA/MaxPPP

Drug cartels have recently stepped up their use of underwater drones to avoid detection. The US Coast Guard has responded by strengthening its technological capabilities, combining drones, data fusion tools and discreet acoustic networks. [...]

Published on 19/05/2025 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes Grégory Priolon

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