A Devon-based warship has been involved in the seizure of 12.4 tonnes of cannabis resin which was being smuggled in a small cargo boat. Crew from the Type-22 frigate HMS Cumberland, based in Devonport, Plymouth, covertly tracked the dhow in the Gulf of Aden before boarding it. A search team found the resin in large bales in a hidden compartment. The Royal Navy said the resin, which it destroyed, was sufficient to make about 35 million cannabis cigarettes.
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about 17 years ago
Ship seizes 12.4 tonnes of drugs
A Devon-based warship has been involved in the seizure of 12.4 tonnes of cannabis resin which was being smuggled in a small cargo boat. Crew from the Type-22 frigate HMS Cumberland, based in Devonport, Plymouth, covertly tracked the dhow in the Gulf of Aden before boarding it. A search team found th
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