Sailors of the HMAS Warramunga preparing to unload seized narcotics from their sea boat during the ship’s deployment at sea to the Middle East, on Dec 28, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP/AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
SYDNEY (AFP) – An Australian warship has seized almost eight tonnes of hashish in the Arabian Sea, with the defence department Saturday (Dec 30) estimating its street value at A$415 million (US$434 million).
HMAS Warramunga has also confiscated 69 kilogrammes of heroin during maritime security manoeuvres in the area over the past three days.
« The crew prepared extensively for a task like this and we were able to employ our helicopter and boarding crews to locate and board three suspect vessels, » the ship’s commanding officer Dugald Clelland said.
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