It was the first known discovery of a narco-submarine operated by Starlink. Cocaine production, seizures and use all hit record highs in 2023, the UN drug agency said last month.

The Colombian navy said the drone semisubmersible was owned by the Gulf Clan, Colombia's largest drug trafficking group and had the capacity to transport 1.5 tons of cocaine.

Authorities are calling on Elon Musk's Starlink, which provides internet to remote locations, to help fight criminally run "scam compounds" across Southeast Asia.

The Colombian navy on Wednesday announced its first seizure of an unmanned narco-submarine equipped with a Starlink antenna off its Caribbean coast. The vessel was not carrying drugs, but the ...