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Ship William to join seizes drugs William's ship seizes drugs haul
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A warship that Prince William is soon to join has seized cocaine valued at £40m, in the West Indies, the Ministry of Defence has said. A warship on which Prince William is serving has seized cocaine valued at £40m, in the West Indies, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The prince will spend five weeks on board the frigate HMS Iron Duke as it patrols the North Atlantic. The prince is spending five weeks on board the frigate HMS Iron Duke as it patrols the North Atlantic.
An MoD statement said the drugs had been intercepted on board a speedboat during a joint operation with the US Coast Guard north-east of Barbados. The MoD said the drugs had been intercepted on a speedboat, in a joint operation with the US Coast Guard, north-east of Barbados on Saturday.
It added: "All of HMS Iron Duke's ship's company played their part."It added: "All of HMS Iron Duke's ship's company played their part."
'Fantastic start'
The 50ft (15m) speedboat was thought to be heading for Europe or Africa.
US Coast Guard officials on the frigate boarded the vessel and discovered 45 bales of cocaine weighing a total of 900kg (1,980lb).
The ship's commanding officer, Commander Mark Newland, said: "This is a fantastic start to HMS Iron Duke's North Atlantic deployment.
"To have had a direct impact on the flow of cocaine into Europe just four days after we arrived in theatre shows the benefit the Royal Navy can have in the area of maritime security and counter drug operations."