Frigate Seizes Heroin During Task Force Operation In Indian Ocean

June 16 2015

New Zealand

A New Zealand navy frigate has made a huge heroin bust during a counter-piracy mission near the Horn of Africa, reports the New Zealand Herald.

About 257 kg (566 lbs) of heroin, worth about US$164.4 million, was seized by the Te Kaha from two boats over the past week, according to New Zealand officials.

A spokesman for the defense force said that on June 8, a boarding party from the Te Keha found a shipment of 139 kg (306 lbs) on a dhow. Another dhow was raided on June 13...

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