RN Lynx in £200 million cocaine bust at sea (Now incl pics)
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RN Lynx in £200 million cocaine bust at sea
A Royal Navy Lynx from Type 22 frigate HMS Cumberland on hurricane standby in the Carribbean stopped a rigid inflatable suspected of smuggling. The incident took place about 100 miles off Nicaragua.
The boat's occupants tried to outrun the Lynx (
) and ignored warning fire across their bows from the helicopter's machine gun. They were were stopped by sniper rifle fire from the helicopter into the boat's engine.
The boat was found to be carrying two tons of cocaine with a street value estimated at £200 million.
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The boat's occupants tried to outrun the Lynx (
) and ignored warning fire across their bows from the helicopter's machine gun. They were were stopped by sniper rifle fire from the helicopter into the boat's engine. The boat was found to be carrying two tons of cocaine with a street value estimated at £200 million.
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I bet the dead give away was the white streak that followed the boat.
Hats off and a Big Yahoooo to the Helicopter crew.
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Bet the Drug Lord Sue's the Royal Navy.
Interesting precedent of legal jurisdiction?
Were they [the crooks] in International waters?
If a ricochet from shooting up the engines killed a runner, would that be nearly manslaughter.
Don’t get me wrong…..shoot all of them, but this is a Coast Guard or Customs job, not the navies.
Good job thou that this load will never be sold on the streets [will just push the price up and more crime - Catch 22].
Were they [the crooks] in International waters?
If a ricochet from shooting up the engines killed a runner, would that be nearly manslaughter.
Don’t get me wrong…..shoot all of them, but this is a Coast Guard or Customs job, not the navies.
Good job thou that this load will never be sold on the streets [will just push the price up and more crime - Catch 22].
Thanks for the reply BigMike. Was that a 50 cal the sniper was using?? I know how hard it is just filming out of a machine let alone precision shooting! I might try that on the pigs at the farm - just kidding......
Somehow I can't see the UN security council or any local governments taking a particularly dim view of the Royal Navy's actions, regardless of what waters it was in so long as the boats "crew" get handed over for trial in an appropriate court, and I'm sure they will be.
Damned good bit of work all concerned, a credit to the Navy and the UK. (Well organised photographic section on the ship too!)
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Damned good bit of work all concerned, a credit to the Navy and the UK. (Well organised photographic section on the ship too!)
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The crewman by the Lynx in the last picture is holding a British made Accuracy International AW50 which is 50 cal. The Coast Guard Rifle is a 50 cal as well but I'm not sure what type.
The machine-gun is to "wake them up" and the 50 cal to disable the engines. Very effective.
Well done to the RN crew.
Farmpilot, if you want to shot pigs out of your helicopter there's plenty of Kiwi's and Aussie's on this site who will give you advice!
The machine-gun is to "wake them up" and the 50 cal to disable the engines. Very effective.
Well done to the RN crew.
Farmpilot, if you want to shot pigs out of your helicopter there's plenty of Kiwi's and Aussie's on this site who will give you advice!
BigMike I seem to remember some law in South Africa about the machine becoming a gun ship if you shoot out of it...... Could be wrong. I think I'll stick to shooting targets! Would love to have a go with the 50 though!
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Drug bust to calm the tax payers
I don't want to belittle the effort made by the Royal Navy to bust "these" guys and seize the dope. Although I'd say the fleet of colombian submarines partaking in the drug trade sailed off and inked the deal.
