UK Royal Navy warship seizes £5.4m of class A drugs in Arabian Sea

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2025-03-14

London (PA Media/dpa) - A Royal Navy warship has seized £5.4 million ($7 million) worth of class A drugs in the Middle East. HMS Lancaster launched its Wildcat helicopter after spotting suspicious activity from two boats side-by-side in the northern Arabian Sea at night. When the crew spotted packages being transferred from a small fast boat to a dhow - a traditional fishing vessel - the Portsmouth-based frigate which operates out of Bahrain scra......

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