Royal Navy nets 1,000kgs of cocaine in Caribbean

| 24/09/2020 | 10 Comments
Cayman News Service
The team on RFA Argus after the operation (Photo courtesy of the Royal Navy)

(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.


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  1. Anonymous says:

    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.

  2. Anonymous says:

    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?

  3. Anonymous says:

    Anyone know where Charlie is?

  4. Port Guy says:

    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!!!

  5. Anonymous says:

    Destined for the UK? How did they come to that conclusion?

  6. Anonymous says:

    Take all the processed white, give me my god given raw green.

  7. Anonymous says:

    Where’s the “after” photo?

  8. Anonymous says:

    Should get through that lot en route home I reckon.

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