Royal Navy warship carries out £1m cannabis bust
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HMS St Albans, a warship based at Portsmouth, was carrying out a routine security patrol when it discovered the traffickers travelling in a small boat.
A Royal Navy spokesperson said: "HMS St Albans spotted a small boat acting suspiciously and so launched her Merlin helicopter, this spooked the small boat crew who then tossed several large packages into the water before speeding off into the dusk.
"The frigate then sent one of her sea boats to investigate the packages which later turned out to be approximately 320kg of cannabis resin."
Lieutenant Commander Jeff Gulliver, HMS St Albans' second-in-command, said: "The Mediterranean is a well known smuggling route for drugs into Europe and the UK.
"The team have trained long and hard at home for tasks such as...
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