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- A British warship has seized a s240million cocaine shipment - the biggest haul in Royal Navy history.
- HMS Iron Duke's crew sank the 138ft drug boat with bursts of cannon fire after confiscating its deadly cargo and arresting the gang of smugglers.
- The high-seas drama happened off the coast of South America last week after US Coastguard agents tipped off the Portsmouth based vessel while it was on patrol. The Iron Duke - currently on North Atlantic disaster relief duties for the hurricane season - eventually tracked down the drug runners after a dramatic chase lasting several days.
- A Lynx helicopter carrying elite Royal Marine snipers was dispatched to open fire as the warship closed in on the illegal fishing vessel MV Cristal - which was carrying 212 bails of cocaine.
- The smugglers surrendered and a heavily-armed US Coastguard boarding team attached to the Iron Duke - a Type 23 Frigate - stormed the vessel and arrested the South American crew.
Mirror.co.uk : Image by the US Coast Guard.
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