Drone

The Colombian navy on Wednesday announced its first seizure of an unmanned “narco sub” equipped with a Starlink antenna off its Caribbean coast.   The semisubmersible vessel was not carrying drugs, but the Colombian navy and Western security sources based in the region told AFP they believed it was a trial run by a cocaine…

Dutch prosecutors seek record $250 million from fugitive drug lord believed to be hiding over 4,000 miles away

Dutch prosecutors said Monday they were seeking to confiscate a record $253 million from one of Europe’s most notorious drug lords, thought to be hiding in Sierra Leone. The illegal assets amassed by Jos Leijdekkers, also known as “Bolle Jos” or “Chubby Jos,” were proceeds from cocaine trafficking, as well as purchases of gold and…