Narco-Submarines

Издание на английском языке
This publication is dedicated to "narco-submarines" and their role in maritime drug smuggling. The book examines the origin, evolution, and engineering features of these homemade semi-submersibles, the development of the "narco-fleet", the use of new technologies, cocaine trafficking routes, and interceptions. The material is supplemented with photographs, maps, testimonies, and reference appendices.

Content
Preface
James G. Stavridis
Editors' note
Byron Ramirez and Robert J. Bunker
Introduction: Narco submarines
Robert J. Bunker and Byron Ramirez
1. Rawfeed: the evolution of the drug submarine. Hannah Stone
2. The rise of the narco navy. Adam Elkus
3. The evolution of "narco-submarines" engineering. Byron Ramirez
4. Narco-submarines: applying advanced technologies to drug smuggling. Byron Ramirez
5. Trajectories, continuities and displacements in the biography of "narco-subs": from the caribbean to the pacific 1993-2013. Javier Guerrero Castro
Postscript. Mark F. Morris
Picture gallery
Map of interdictions
Appendix
A. Testimony of the director Jiatf-south (19 June 2012)
B. Map of area where narco submarines are built in Colombia
C. Map of movement of cocaine into the U.S.
Notes
References
Contributors