Navy crew seizes £30m drugs haul

DRUGS worth £30million were seized by the Royal Navy after halting a ship in the Middle East.

- By Dean Murray

After shadowing the suspect through the Arabian Sea for more than 24 hours, frigate HMS Lancaster struck by sea and air to bring the dhow’s voyage to a halt.

Under the watchful gaze of a Royal Marines sniper circling overhead in the frigate’s Wildcat helicopter, the boarding team of 42 Commando closed on the vessel in a pincer movement.