The consignment included surface-to-air missiles and engines for cruise missiles - it's believed they were heading to Houthi rebels in Yemen. The failure to wipe the drone's memory revealed the source of the shipment.
The Royal Navy discovered the consignment when it intercepted a high speed motorboat in the open waters of the Persian Gulf in January last year.
A Wildcat helicopter was deployed to use the downwash of its rotor blades to disable the vessel by forcing its crew to take cover below decks.A Royal Marine boarding party despatched to search the vessel then discovered the horde of lethal missiles. It is believed the boat was operated by smugglers and bound for Iran's allies, the Houthis fighting in Yemen.
The minister of state for the Middle East, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, said:"Once again the Iranian regime has been exposed for its reckless proliferation of weapons and destabilising activity in the region."
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