New Zealand-led taskforce seizes $1b worth of drugs in Arabian sea

Royal Navy warship seizes £30m of drugs in Middle East

HMS Lancaster had stalked the drug-runner’s boat for more than 24 hours after illegal operations were spotted by the warship’s drones.

New Zealand-led taskforce seizes $1b worth of drugs in Arabian sea

One tonne of heroin and 660kg of hashish were some of the drugs found in the operation.

Combined task force in huge drug seizure | The Australian Naval Institute

On 29 May it was announced that the Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) made its highest value drug bust of the year, seizing 1000kg of heroin, 660kg hashish and 6kg of amphetamine (with a street value of around $920million) in the Middle East. The Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster was patrolling in the North […]

New Zealand-led Combined Task Force 150 and Royal Navy Interdict Over $36 Million Worth of Illicit Drugs

MANAMA, Bahrain – A U.K. Royal Navy ship, working in direct support of New Zealand-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), seized over USD $36 million dollars’ worth of illicit narcotics from a vessel in the Arabian Sea, May 22. HMS Lancaster seized 1000kg of heroin, 660kg hashish, and 6kg of amphetamine while patrolling in the North Arabian Sea. Identifying and tracking a suspicious vessel using an uncrewed aerial s…

Billion dollar drug seizure by NZ-led task force in Mid-East

By 1News Reporters A massive drug haul worth over $1 billion has been seized in the Middle East by a New Zealand-led maritime task force. The Royal Navy Frigate HMS Lancaster intercepted a suspicious cargo vessel while patrolling in the North Arabian Sea late last week. Using a Peregrine uncrewed arial system to track the […] The post Billion dollar drug seizure by NZ-led task force in Mid-East appeared first on Kaniva Tonga News.