Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: the next step in drug traffic cut short. Subs!

["Captain Nemo" <vulcania@interpac.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael B. Holt" <mholt@richmond.edu>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 1:00 AM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: the next step in drug traffic cut short. Subs!


"I happened to see a picture of it on CNN last night. It looked... rusty."
>
" Might that have been the red lead?  I wonder if the thing had been
abandoned."

I guess it could have been red paint, but they do accumulate surface rust
during construction.

What I don't get is how the Colombian DEA made the connection with a drug
smuggling operation.  I mean, this boat's being built hundreds of miles from
the nearest port; I didn't hear anything about any drugs or paraphenalia
being found at the construction sight; and to jump to the conclusion that it
was to be used for smuggling seems like a bit of a leap, doesn't it?

How do they know these guys weren't just a small group of extremely
enthusiastic homebuilt sub builders?

Pat