Submarine CN-NU Episode IV: You could not make this up

As they say, "You could not make this up."

M.E. first brought you the story of the Calabrian based Italian Mafia's submarine Importer (Ndrangheta) back in 2006 Submarine CN-NU. Since then, we can recall several, less sophisticated drug subs from South America have been captured by authorities, some with cargoes.

In 2007, Graceful Submarine Exit Portrayed as Radiation Relief in Sardinia M.E had predicted:

My guess is that the U.S. is either assisting Italy in identifying the true source of contamination, or has already shared that information. We may never hear about resulting arrests, because submarines are always silent and strange.

Then in 2009, Submarine Prediction Appears to Have Been Correct M.E. linked a report that:

Mafia accused of sinking ship full of radioactive waste off Italy

Our Ndrangheta story continues...

Associated Press -Sept. 15, 2011 Reports: Top Italian mobster escapes from custody Antonio Pelle escaped from a hospital in Locri, in the southern Italian region of Calabria, where the 'ndrangheta crime syndicate is based. Pelle had been given house arrest because he is anorexic,

Submarines are always silent and strange.