Over coffee, the agents told Fainberg that they knew about his adventures in the former Soviet Union, including smuggling helicopters into South America. They’d been investigating him for three years.

Narco-submarines, the clandestine vessels used by drug traffickers, represent one of the most sophisticated and elusive methods of smuggling drugs across international waters.

The 15m-long (50ft) "narco-sub", the first to be detected this year, was seized in Colombian waters. The navy estimated the haul was worth $27m (£21m) and said the sub was believed to be on its ...

The U.S. Coast Guard seized the "narco-submarine" and 16,000 pounds of cocaine found inside it. They attempted to tow the submarine back to port, but it sank along with 4,000 pounds – or $45 ...

Six so-called “narco subs” stuffed with cocaine were captured in a Colombian-led international anti-drug operation, authorities in the Latin American nation said Wednesday, as part of a huge ...

The 15-metre-long 'narco-submarine' was intercepted and captured in Colombian waters on Sunday after it sailed through the Pacific Ocean. The navy confiscated 800kg of drugs in packages from the ...

Maps found on it indicated the narco-sub was on its way to Australia. This was the third such vessel seized by the Colombian Navy in that part of the Pacific. It looks like criminal gangs have ...

As cocaine production surges in Latin America, authorities in Spain are increasingly on the lookout for small so-called 'narco-subs' - home-made contraptions, each capable of carrying tonnes of ...

The vessel, intercepted in Pacific waters with enough fuel to reach Australia, is the third such “narco sub” intercepted on the route, Grisales told reporters. “The first was discovered in ...

Colombia's navy has uncovered a new drug smuggling route from South America to Australia after intercepting a "narco submarine" packed with cocaine in the Pacific Ocean. The discovery was made during ...