Homeland Security's PLUTO sub designed to imitate narco subs

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When someone mentions drug running, most people probably picture a person coming through an airport carrying a suitcase with a false bottom or with balloons stuffed up their nether regions. We don’t usually imagine things like submarines. Unfortunately, the South American drug cartels not only imagine them, but they build and operate them. To help combat these underwater smugglers, the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S and T) is operating their own drug-running submarine called PLUTO to develop and test a new generation of detection equipment... Continue Reading Homeland Security's PLUTO sub designed to imitate narco subs

Section: On the Water

Tags: Department of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Marine, Security, Submarine, Underwater

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