Royal Navy Warship Hunts Down Drug-Smuggling Ship In Caribbean And Seizes £140m Of Cocaine

HMS Dauntless has successfully busted two major drug smuggling operations in the Caribbean, seizing approximately 1.2 tonnes of cocaine worth £140m.

The Type-45 destroyer followed a go-fast drug smuggling boat by employing a Wildcat helicopter, a team of Royal Marines and also a U.S Coastguard team.

The teams worked together and searched the suspected boat before discovering and confiscating 1230 kg of cocaine.

Credits: royalnavy.mod.uk

HMS Dauntless picked up the suspicious boat on its radar and...

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