The two raids less than 24 hours apart led to 3.7 tonnes of illegal drugs being seized.
has seized nearly £33m worth of heroin, crystal meth, cannabis and other drugs from smugglers illegal drugs from traffickers in the Indian Ocean
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said the actions of the crews dealt a "decisive blow to criminal networks", with Commanding officer Chris Sharp saying he was "exceptionally proud" of his team. The first operation lasted eight hours during which Royal Marines from 42 Commando secured the boat, allowing Lancaster’s sailors to board the vessel and recover nearly 100 packages containing heroin and crystal meth.Less than 24 hours later, commandos and sailors from the Lancaster seized 2.4 tonnes of hashish, a form of cannabis, after the Royal Navy ship worked with its helicopter to spot and track another suspected boat throughout the night.
Commanding Sharp said: "I am exceptionally proud of the entire team in Lancaster executing these two interdictions on the first two days of our deployment.
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