http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4677038.stm
UK ships have seized one of the largest ever drug hauls after a high-speed operation netted three-and-a-half tonnes of cocaine in the Caribbean.
The drugs had a street value of £350m ($620m), the Ministry of Defence said.
The raid, on a cargo ship off the coast of Miami, was carried out by the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary using HMS Southampton and RFA Grey Rover.
In October, the Royal Navy seized a then record two tonnes of cocaine worth £200m off the coast of Nicaragua.
By: Wanshan - 3rd February 2006 at 22:03
By comparison, as a comment on the sorry state of the Dutch navy:
Cocaine cache found on Dutch drug patrol ship (Doorman class M-frigate Tjerk Hiddes)
“I’m not going to speculate about how the drugs got there, or who put them there”
By: Super Nimrod - 3rd February 2006 at 20:11
The captain said the same in the interview I heard. I ‘think’ that batch of type 42’s were only officially rated at 29 so obviously its still in fine fettle
By: lukeylad - 3rd February 2006 at 19:49
come on the brits we still got what it takes i hear that the southampton was doing 30 knots effortlisly
By: Arabella-Cox - 3rd February 2006 at 15:12
Just think if the RN could sell those drugs on – the two hauls together would nearly buy an extra Type 45!
Lol, Ed! :dev2: :diablo:
By: GUNZ - 3rd February 2006 at 15:05
… or a working MERLIN.
By: EdLaw - 3rd February 2006 at 14:38
Just think if the RN could sell those drugs on – the two hauls together would nearly buy an extra Type 45!
By: J Boyle - 3rd February 2006 at 14:34
Insert your own supermodel joke here! 😀
By: Super Nimrod - 3rd February 2006 at 14:25
I just heard an interview with the Captain on the radio. It sounded very exciting
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