Is Operation Odessa a true story?

The true story of a Russian Mobster (Ludwig Fainberg a.k.a “Tarzan”), Cuban Spy, Miami Playboy, who hustled the Russian Mafia, the Cali Cartel, Pablo Escobar, the D.E.A., by selling a Soviet Submarine to the Columbian Drug Cartel for $35 million in the 1990s.

Does the cartel own submarines?

As we watched one of the baddest dudes we’re ever apt to see anywhere outside of a movie pounding on the hatch of the mostly submerged sub, many of us were shocked to learn that drug cartels actually have their own submarines.

Where was the narco submarine found in Colombia?

On Nov. 5 the Colombian Navy, assisting by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and local law enforcement agencies, raided an artisan boatyard near the Cucurrupí River in the Chocó area of Colombia. Under a makeshift roof they discovered a high-capacity narco submarine, the Colombian Navy announced on Twitter.

Where was the Colombian semi submersible submarine found?

As radar coverage improved, Colombian drug cartels began to develop semi-submersibles in the 1990s to avoid radar detection. An unmanned 6.4 m (21 ft) submarine was found off Boca Raton, Florida in 1988. It was designed to be towed by a boat, and submerged by remote control.

Where was the Blue submersible drug ship found?

In 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection detected a semi-submersible in the eastern Pacific, painted blue green and hiding an estimated $194 million in cocaine aboard. The semi-submersible accidentally became a full submersible, however, and the ship sank to the bottom of the ocean before the drugs could be pulled off.

How much did it cost to build a narco submarine?

Under a makeshift roof they discovered a high-capacity narco submarine, the Colombian Navy announced on Twitter. The submarine is estimated to have cost $1.5 million to construct, according to officials.