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More than £100 million. this so—called narco sub is now on display at the spanish police academy, an hour outside the capital, madrid, far from the sea. it's a symbol of a successful operation. but this submarine attempt wasn't a one—off. law enforcement agencies from europe and the americas, including here in colombia, say semi—submersible vessels have been used for more than 20 years and that, after being built in the quiet of thejungle, hundreds have been launched across the ocean. in fact, police suspect that in the middle of the atlantic, around the canary islands and the azores, t...

Although this one was empty. for the national police force, it's making theirjobs even tougher. but on the day we visit, the police are celebrating a big success. not far from where both the narco subs were found, they've just discovered a cocaine factory. they say it was the biggest of its kind everfound in europe. the spanish police have recreated the drugs factory and the assembly line, starting with this — raw coca paste. it's got a really strong vinegar smell. it would then be cooked up using lots of chemicals. it would then be pressed over here. they'd weigh the products that they have...

The submarine, which is 20 metres long and made of carbon fibre, set off from brazil and first travelled along the amazon river. the captain they initially recruited took one look at it and said there's no way he'd be involved. he said it was like a suicide mission. head down inside and it's easy to see why. and this is where they lived for nearly a month. it's so cramped and claustrophobic in here. forfood, they had energy bars, cans of sardines. the toilet was a bag in the corner, and that was it. they had nothing else, apart from three tonnes of cocaine in the front worth more than £100 mi...

In the corner, and that was it. they had nothing else, apart from three tonnes of cocaine in the front worth more than £100 million. this so—called narco sub is now on display at the spanish police academy, an hour outside the capital, madrid, far from the sea. it's a symbol of a successful operation. but this submarine attempt wasn't a one—off. law enforcement agencies from europe and the americas, including here in colombia, say semi—submersible vessels have been used for more than 20 years and that, after being built in the quiet of the jungle, hundreds have been launched across the ...

Graveyard of cocaine submarines, deliberately sunk after successful voyages. any cargo or secrets they still hold on the bottom of the ocean. and gangs are now said to be developing automated subs to get their cocaine to europe. no skipper or crew needed. in march, off the coast of galicia in spain again, another submarine was found, although this one was empty. for the national police force, it's making theirjobs even tougher. but on the day we visit, the police are celebrating a big success. not far from where both the narco subs were found, they've just discovered a cocaine factory. they sa...