Royal Navy nets 1,000kgs of cocaine in Caribbean
(CNS): British warships on duty in this region, standing by to assist with any natural disasters, have also been involved in a number of drug enforcement operations after some practice runs in the Cayman Islands this summer. Working with the United States Coast Guard (USCG), the RFA Argus netted eleven packages of cocaine, weighing more than 358kg, and HMS Medway intercepted another 650kg last week.
The Argus and Medway were both here in the summer bringing supplies to assist with the COVID-19 health crisis but they also engaged in several exercises here with the RCIPS and the new Cayman Islands Regiment.
Since leaving Cayman, the ships have been sailing the Caribbean sea and on the lookout for drug runners. While the exact locations of the two interceptions have not been revealed, Royal Navy officials said they believed the drugs were destined for the UK streets, where they could have fetched some £81 million.
Category: Crime, Local News
The full story (CNS, is it OK to post the link?) is at – https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/september/18/200918-caribbean-drugs-bust
Check out the details of the boarding party. I’m from the UK and one of my Uncles served with 47 Commando Royal Marines in WWII. That’s a very proud tradition being upheld here.
They need to find out who the person/people are that this was destined for. When and if the finds out, they need to let the public know. Are they high profile? Police? Or for transshipment?
Anyone know where Charlie is?
Well at least someone is actually doing something.
Not like our own CI Coast Guard.
1 year (or more) on and the ONLY thing they accomplished is training for the two that got hired in the top posts, two expats hired (a jacan and a bajan) and all the old Marine crew, that actually had local knowledge are either gone or about to leave (pushed out actually).
Money well spent Government!!!
Destined for the UK? How did they come to that conclusion?
Take all the processed white, give me my god given raw green.
Where’s the “after” photo?
Should get through that lot en route home I reckon.
LOL!!!
Life on the high seas lol