AUSTRALIA: commandos sent to intercept suspected drug-smuggling ship off NSW coast 

AUSTRALIAN Navy missile frigate HMAS Newcastle has been reportedly sent today to intercept a suspected drug smuggling ship off northern NSW.
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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/hmas-newcastle-working-with-border-control-to-intercept-suspected-drugsmuggling-ship/news-story/6b60a17c34b7a3d0cff5010cfd8b6cc8


Heavily-armed commandos have responded to a suspected drug-smuggling ship sailing off the New South Wales coast.

The elite soldiers were on board the Navy’s guided missile frigate HMAS Newcastle, which had been tasked by Border Protection to help with the operation.

Defence sources have told the ABC the target vessel is believed to be an Australian chartered Chinese ship which is using Vietnamese crew.

 

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http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-11/commandos-sent-to-intercept-suspected-drug-smuggling-ship/8018214?pfmredir=sm

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