Royal Navy warship in Caribbean drugs bust

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HMS Argyll has dealt another blow to drug smugglers after seizing more than 850 kg of cocaine in a high speed midnight chase. It is the third drugs bust for HMS Argyll in as many months. This latest haul has a wholesale value of £36 million – in total she has now seized 1,600kg of cocaine with a combined value of more than £68 million "HMS Argyll has had phenomenal success in disrupting the drugs trade which continues to blight the UK," said Defence Secretary Michael Fall...

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