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Less than 24 hours later, HMCS Calgary intercepted another vessel with 360 kilograms of methamphetamine.
The drugs, worth an estimated $23 million, are often used to finance terrorism in the region, according to Combined Maritime Forces.
“I’m speaking for everyone on HMCS Calgary when I say it’s a great feeling to have made two substantial busts so early into our operation,” Commander Mark O’Donohue, the ship’s commanding officer, said in a statement.
“It’s fantastic to see that pay off and to know we are contributing to the interruption of a revenue stream that is being used to fund terrorism,” he added.
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Members of HMCS CALGARY stand with 1286kg of heroin seized from a dhow during a counter-smuggling operation on 23 April, 2021 in the Arabian Sea.
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ship HMCS Calgary has made the largest ever heroin bust in Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) history, operating under the command of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150.
The record-setting haul of 1 286 kg of heroin on 23 April was achieved seven years to the day since HMAS Darwin interdicted 1 032 kg of the drug in 2014. In addition to their record-breaking success, Calgary struck again less than 24 hours later with a second interdiction capturing 360 kg of methamphetamine, CMF said.
Canadian Navy intercepts nearly 1,300 kilos of heroin in Arabian Gulf
Master Sailor John Lesson, a Weapons Engineering Technician aboard HMCS Calgary inspects contraband seized during a counter-smuggling operation. Credit: Corporal Lynette Ai Dang, Her Majesty s Canadian Ship Calgary, Imagery Technician
Members of HMCS Calgary stand with 2,275 lbs of heroin seized from a dhow during a counter-smuggling operation on 23 April, 2021 in the Arabian Sea. Credit: Corporal Lynette Ai Dang, Her Majesty s Canadian Ship Calgary, Imagery Technician
Members of HMCS Calgary stand with 430 lbs of methamphetamine seized from a dhow during a counter-smuggling operation on 23 April, 2021 in the Arabian Sea. Credit: Corporal Lynette Ai Dang, Her Majesty s Canadian Ship Calgary, Imagery Technician