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Which Way, L.A.?

Hundred-Foot Drug Smuggling Sub Found in Ecuador

In Ecuador, drug enforcement officials have seized the latest drug-smuggling vessel. The 100-foot-long diesel-electric powered submarine was caught in an Ecuadorian jungle waterway, bound for the Pacific Ocean. It's the first known, fully operational sub deployed by drug runners looking to smuggle tons of cocaine out of Latin America.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In Ecuador, drug enforcement officials have seized the latest drug-smuggling vessel. The 100-foot-long diesel-electric powered submarine was caught in an Ecuadorian jungle waterway, bound for the Pacific Ocean. It's the first known, fully operational sub deployed by drug runners looking to smuggle tons of cocaine out of Latin America. We hear more from Dane Schiller, who's written about the seizure for the Houston Chronicle, and from Vanda Felbab-Brown, Professor of Security Studies at Georgetown University.

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      Sara Terry

      The Aftermath Project

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Dane Schiller

      Reporter, Houston Chronicle

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      Vanda Felbab-Brown

      Brookings Institution

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