The Dutch naval vessel Zr. Ms Groningen made a major drugs bust south of Curaçao this week. It did so only a few hours after the new crew had completed their training and been declared operational.
On the same day that the crew completed the final exercise, they intercepted a speedboat in the Caribbean Sea with over 650 kilos of cocaine. According to the Ministry of Defence, this has never happened so soon after the completion of the training.
The Coast Guard discovered the so-called go-fast and sent the navy ship and a helicopter. The Groningen crew then launched two fast boats that tried to stop the speedboat with the drugs. The people on board refused to stop and warning shots were fired.
In the end, the Coast Guard team managed to disable the outboard motors of the speedboat. This is usually done with a directed shot by a sniper from the helicopter.
The five people on board were arrested. In addition to the drugs, four firearms were also found on board the go-fast. The suspects and their belongings were handed over to the police on Curaçao, who are investigating the case further.
What will happen to 650kg of drugs now?
beginners luck!
Training was very effective.
I wonder if at the beginning they thought it was part of the training.
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The Dutch naval vessel Zr. Ms Groningen made a major drugs bust south of Curaçao this week. It did so only a few hours after the new crew had completed their training and been declared operational.
On the same day that the crew completed the final exercise, they intercepted a speedboat in the Caribbean Sea with over 650 kilos of cocaine. According to the Ministry of Defence, this has never happened so soon after the completion of the training.
The Coast Guard discovered the so-called go-fast and sent the navy ship and a helicopter. The Groningen crew then launched two fast boats that tried to stop the speedboat with the drugs. The people on board refused to stop and warning shots were fired.
In the end, the Coast Guard team managed to disable the outboard motors of the speedboat. This is usually done with a directed shot by a sniper from the helicopter.
The five people on board were arrested. In addition to the drugs, four firearms were also found on board the go-fast. The suspects and their belongings were handed over to the police on Curaçao, who are investigating the case further.
What will happen to 650kg of drugs now?
beginners luck!
Training was very effective.
I wonder if at the beginning they thought it was part of the training.
Waste of time and money