HMS LANCASTER

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Frigate seized more than £10m of drugs

The HMS 'Lancaster' seized more than £10m of drugs after Marines boarded two ships in the Indian ocean and Gulf within 12 hours during the weekend of June 3-4, 2023, discovering tonnes of narcotics in dawn and dusk raids, working closely with the US Navy to support a merchant vessel reporting harassment. The frigate captured more than seven tons of hashish, heroin and methamphetamine across the two operations, which were part of the ship's security patrol of the region. In the first call as part of a dawn mission, the ship's specialist Royal Marines boarding team found 3.5 tons of narcotics after tracking down a suspect vessel since the early hours of the morning. The same evening, the ship's Wildcat helicopter spotted another craft and the boarding team sprang into action once again to seize a further 3.7 tons and complete the impressive double drugs bust. Report with photos: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12165121/Royal-Navy-seizes-10million-drugs-boarding-two-ships-12-hours.html