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(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-03 07:39 Prince's warship in drug bust A British Royal Navy warship on which Prince William is serving has seized cocaine worth at least 40 million pounds ($80 million) in a major drug bust, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday. The frigate HMS Iron Duke intercepted an ocean-going speedboat on Saturday several hundred km northeast of Barbados in a joint operation with the US Coast Guard, the Ministry said. US Coast Guard boarded the speedboat, seized 45 bales of cocaine, weighing a total of 900 kg, and arrested the five-man crew. The drugs were then transferred to HMS Iron Duke. William, who is second in line to the English throne, is on a two-month attachment with the Royal Navy until Aug 1. (China Daily 07/03/2008 page12) |
