Monday 24 Feb 2014 @ 16:10
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Royal Navy ship assists in Caribbean drugs bust

Another multi-million-pound cocaine seizure for Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) naval support ship Wave Knight.

RFA Wave Knight and the US Coast Guard worked together to seize cocaine with an estimated wholesale value of £8.5 million in what was Wave Knight’s second successful counter-narcotics operation in 3 weeks.

While on patrol in the Caribbean Sea on 11 February, the crew of Wave Knight detected a suspicious speedboat operating in the area.

A US Coast Guard helicopter was quickly despatched from Wave Knight and, after arriving at the scene, the coast guard team saw 2 men throwing packages into the sea. Warning shots were fired, forcing the speedboat to a standstill.

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