Colombian Navy intercepts first "narco sub" of year, seizes more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine

A semi-submersible vessel loaded with over 5,000 pounds of cocaine was intercepted off the Pacific coast of Colombia, the country's navy said Wednesday. Officials said it marked the nation's first seizure of a so-called "narco sub" this year.

In a social media post, Colombia's navy said it stopped the semi-submersible about 100 nautical miles from Tumaco, which is close to the Ecuador border. Officials said the "narco sub" was manned by two Colombians and one Ecuadorian and an image released by the navy showed three men being detained behind dozens of piles of packages containing the alleged drugs.

Officials said a total of 111 bundles were found, containing 2,276 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of about $76 million.