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£500-million drug haul off coast of Barbados
Observer Reporter
Saturday, September 16, 2006
THE British Royal Navy, in one of its biggest drug hauls to date, last Sunday seized five tons of cocaine estimated at £500 million (US$942 million) from a fishing vessel 360 miles off the coast of Barbados.
The British High Commission in Kingston, in a statement yesterday, said the crew of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Wave Ruler, supported by a Royal Navy Lynx helicopter, spotted the small, unlit vessel matching the position and behaviour of a vessel suspected to be carrying drugs at about 1:30 am.
The statement said when the crew of the RFA Wave Ruler illuminated the fishing vessel with its signalling projector, the fishing vessel's crew immediately set fire to their boat.
The RFA Wave Ruler's crew was, however, able to pick up all 10 of the fishing boat's crew, who had climbed into two smaller boats.
"We're all delighted. This has been a highly successful operation against those who profit from the illegal drugs trade. The removal of this cocaine from the system will be a serious blow to the traffickers and will prevent drugs from reaching the streets where they cause misery and crime," said the ship's commanding officer, Captain William Tait.
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Observer Reporter
Saturday, September 16, 2006
THE British Royal Navy, in one of its biggest drug hauls to date, last Sunday seized five tons of cocaine estimated at £500 million (US$942 million) from a fishing vessel 360 miles off the coast of Barbados.
The British High Commission in Kingston, in a statement yesterday, said the crew of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Wave Ruler, supported by a Royal Navy Lynx helicopter, spotted the small, unlit vessel matching the position and behaviour of a vessel suspected to be carrying drugs at about 1:30 am.
The statement said when the crew of the RFA Wave Ruler illuminated the fishing vessel with its signalling projector, the fishing vessel's crew immediately set fire to their boat.
The RFA Wave Ruler's crew was, however, able to pick up all 10 of the fishing boat's crew, who had climbed into two smaller boats.
"We're all delighted. This has been a highly successful operation against those who profit from the illegal drugs trade. The removal of this cocaine from the system will be a serious blow to the traffickers and will prevent drugs from reaching the streets where they cause misery and crime," said the ship's commanding officer, Captain William Tait.
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