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on the night shift with time to kill as u can see by the time of reply... no 4 to 8 to call or tea to bring to the bridge. only millions of tablets making their way to all the sick people out there...... if only they knew what goes into them ha ha,,
on the night shift with time to kill as u can see by the time of reply... no 4 to 8 to call or tea to bring to the bridge. only millions of tablets making their way to all the sick people out there...... if only they knew what goes into them ha ha,,
have worked in a few of those places am afraid to even take a headache tablet from what i seen
Royal Navy seize another huge cocaine haul
7 Nov 06
British naval forces have taken part in their fourth major drugs bust on the high seas in just two months during a precision-planned operation in the Atlantic Ocean.
Captured: MV Orca II in the Atlantic with Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll in the background
MV Orca II with seaboat
Seized drugs
The operation, which completed yesterday, 6 November 2006, was a combined venture with the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and Spanish Customs.
Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary supply ship RFA Fort Austin, Sea King helicopters of 849 Naval Air Squadron and Royal Marines from 40 Commando all assisted in the seizing of narcotics with an estimated street value of some £58.8 million.
The British and Spanish authorities worked together to intercept the 862-tonne offshore supply vessel MV Orca II 360miles (580 km) off the Cape Verde Islands. The vessel was suspected of carrying drugs for onward transmission to Europe and the UK from South America, and Spanish Customs agents found approximately 1.3 tonnes of cocaine on the ship.
The operation was swift, and left no opportunity for the traffickers to evade law enforcement agencies. The MV Orca II is now being taken into a Spanish port by Spanish Customs officers.
The latest find comes after the first success of HMS Argyll - again working with Spanish Customs and SOCA, and with the tanker RFA Gold Rover - when 1.8 tonnes of cocaine was found on MV Ster II off West Africa in early October.
Separate operations in the West Indies saw the Royal Fleet Auxiliary supply ship Wave Ruler carry out two major drug busts in September and October, seizing a total of about eight tonnes of cocaine.
HMS Argyll's commanding officer, Commander Will Warrender, said:
"The Royal Navy is working closely with other agencies such as SOCA in the fight against drugs, I am delighted yet again that we have been able to play our part in the battle to keep drugs off our streets."
Defence Secretary, Des Browne added:
"This is great news – our fleet has dealt a considerable blow to those who seek to sell drugs on the streets of Britain, not just once, but four times in the past two months."
HMS Iron Duke in Further Counter-Narcotics Success
Note the USCG LEDET in the boat.
Royal Navy Frigate HMS Iron Duke, which last month seized approximately three-quarters of a tonne of cocaine, has had further success, intercepting a cocaine shipment with an estimated UK wholesale value of £6 million, during a night operation in the Eastern Caribbean.
The Ship, patrolling in the Caribbean as part of a multi-national Task Force, was directed to a suspicious vessel by a patrol aircraft operated by the Caribbean Regional Security System. Identifying the boat as a “Go-Fast” often used to traffic drugs, HMS Iron Duke closed the contact at night and launched her Lynx helicopter and sea boat. With an embarked US Coast Guard team they closed the suspect vessel as its occupants threw the boat’s contents overboard. The quantity of drugs intercepted is estimated at 150 kgs of cocaine, and whilst it was not recovered as evidence on this occasion it highlights the Royal Navy’s role in the disruption of the drugs trade into the Caribbean islands as a staging post for Europe and the UK.
HMS Iron Duke’s primary task whilst on patrol in the Caribbean is to reassure and assist the UK Overseas Territories during the hurricane season. In addition, the Type 23 frigate conducts counter drugs operations as part of a multi-national task force. This particular operation was a coordinated effort with the UK’s Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).
Iron Duke’s Commanding Officer, Commander Andrew Stacey said: “Coming so soon after our drugs seizure last month, this further success in disrupting the flow of drugs out of South America is clear proof that the Royal Navy is making a significant contribution to the international counter-narcotics mission in the region. All my sailors are determined to keep up the pressure on the traffickers and are hungry for further action.” http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operatio...changeNav/6568
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“Coming so soon after our drugs seizure last month, this further success in disrupting the flow of drugs out of South America is clear proof that the Royal Navy is making a significant contribution to the international counter-narcotics mission in the region. All my sailors are determined to keep up the pressure on the traffickers and are hungry for further action.”
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The Royal Navy says it has seized its biggest haul of cocaine, estimating its street value at £240m ($380m).
The Portsmouth-based frigate HMS Iron Duke seized more than five-and-a-half tonnes of the drug from a 138ft fishing boat off the coast of South America.
The Royal Navy and US Coastguard jointly intercepted the boat after it was spotted by a navy helicopter crew.
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on the night shift with time to kill as u can see by the time of reply... no 4 to 8 to call or tea to bring to the bridge. only millions of tablets making their way to all the sick people out there...... if only they knew what goes into them ha ha,, 
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