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City warships' huge drug haul ; Plymouth-based Royal Navy warships operating in the Gulf have seized 23 tonnes of narcotics.

Plymouth-based Royal Navy warships operating in the Gulf have seized 23 tonnes of narcotics.

Thirty tonnes of drugs were seized by coalition naval forces over the past five months, and over 70 per cent of these (23 tonnes) were down to Royal Navy interceptions.

The British warships involved were Devonport-based frigates HMS Chatham and HMS Montrose, and the Portsmouth-based destroyer HMS Edinburgh. They were supported by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary helicopter support ship Argus and her embarked Sea King aircraft.

Sailors and Royal Marines from the ships discovered hidden drugs in vessels along the so-called 'Hash Highway. The narcotics they seized included hashish, opiates, cocaine and ...

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