Royal Navy seizes £24m of cocaine in Caribbean drug bust
This boat carrying £24million of cocaine became useful target practice for the Royal Navy in the Caribbean.
HMS Medway had spotted the vessel near the Dominican Republic and gave chase. More than 400kg of drugs were found on the craft, which is believed to have come from South America, and three crew members were held before it was blasted by Medway’s gunners.
Commander officer Chris Hollingworth said: “To secure an interdiction on our first day dedicated to this type of operation in this period has been tremendous.
“Everyone involved demonstrated their professionalism during a challenging pursuit.
“It might be the first but we’ll make sure it won’t be the last.”