Royal Navy seizes almost £33m worth of drugs in Indian Ocean

HMS Lancaster seized a total of 3.7 tonnes of illegal drugs including heroin, crystal meth and cannabis in the Middle East.

Across two operations in less than 24 hours, HMS Lancaster seized a total of 3.7 tonnes of illegal drugs including heroin, crystal meth and cannabis from smugglers in the Indian Ocean.

The ship was on its first security patrol following a training period when its Wildcat helicopter spotted a suspicious vessel. Less than 24 hours later, commandos and sailors from the Lancaster seized 2.4 tonnes of hashish, a form of cannabis, after the Royal Navy ship worked with its helicopter to spot and track another suspected boat throughout the night.

This comes just weeks after £17 million worth of illegal narcotics was sized by HMS Trent in the Caribbean.

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