[PSUBS-MAILIST] "SUB-TERFUGE"

[Michael Holt via Personal_Submersibles]

 From /Fortean Times/ magazine, issue 458, June 2025, page 9:

Police in Australia attempting to combat the flood of drugs smuggled 
into the country by the Italian Mafia, South American cartels and outlaw 
biker gangs have discovered a bizarre new ruse.  While the criminals 
have long used DIY submarines to avoid detection, they are now taking it 
one step further and disguising their subs as ultra-realistic whales and 
other sea creatures.  An official source described the fake whales as 
being able to carry a "shitload" of cocaine and fentanyl, and said they 
were believed to be dropped overboard from smugglers' ships in 
international waters to complete the journey to Australia. /S. Telegraph 
(Queensland) 5 Jan 2025 /

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