Drugs with an estimated street value of more than $12 million (D45 million) were seized by Britain’s Royal Navy during operations in the Gulf and the Indian Ocean. HMS Lancaster, a Type 23 Royal Navy frigate, carried out searches in the Indian Ocean of two vessels in a 12-hour period. More than seven tonnes of hashish, heroin, and methamphetamine were recovered during a regional security patrol as part of the Royal Navy’s deployment to the region.
