How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade
From MIT Technology Review Narrated by MIT Technology Review
March 18, 2026 · 19 min
About this episode
The episode discusses how autonomous narco subs could impact the Colombian drug trade and international law enforcement.
Fast, stealthy, and cheap—autonomous, semisubmersible drone boats carrying tons of cocaine could be international law enforcement’s nightmare scenario. A big one just came ashore. This story was written by Eduardo Echeverri López and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
People in this episode
Host: Noa
Topics covered
- drug trade
- autonomous vehicles
- Colombia
- law enforcement
- technology
Keywords
- narco subs
- Colombian drug trade
- autonomous boats
- cocaine
- law enforcement
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