U.S. Navy: 30 tons of drugs seized in gulf

[Midnyte_Ragebringer]

U.S. Navy: 30 tons of drugs seized in gulf
Seizures cut off possible funds to Afghan insurgents, officials say
The Associated Press
updated 7:11 p.m. ET, Tues., July. 15, 2008
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Coalition warships seized 30 tons of narcotics over the past five months on Persian Gulf patrols, cutting off possible funds for insurgents in Afghanistan, the U.S. Navy said in a statement Tuesday.

The majority of the busts were carried out by the British navy. Drugs seized included hashish, opiates, cocaine and amphetamines, the statement said, without giving a specific breakdown.

Commodore Keith Winstanley, the British navy's commander in the Middle East, said illegal drugs are "one of the gravest threats to the long-term security of Afghanistan and a vital source of funding for the Taliban warlords."

Winstanley said the seizure of the drugs dealt "a significant blow to the illegal trade."

Afghanistan is the world's biggest opium producer. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said last month that the country also appears to have become the world's top grower of cannabis, overtaking Morocco. The resin from cannabis is molded to create hash. UNODC estimates that some 170,000 acres of cannabis was grown in Afghanistan last year, up from 120,000 acres in 2006.


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Wow. Nicely done Navy!

I had no idea the middle east was so laden with drugs. I thought the whole area was dry from drugs and alcohol.

[miir]

Confusing article.
Headline says : U.S. Navy: 30 tons of drugs seized in gulf
Article says: The majority of the busts were carried out by the British navy.

I had no idea the middle east was so laden with drugs.

Where do you think Hashish and Opiates (heroin) originated?
Hashish is even an arabic word.
And I know relatively fuck all about drugs.

[Midnyte_Ragebringer]

Confusing article.
Headline says : U.S. Navy: 30 tons of drugs seized in gulf
Article says: The majority of the busts were carried out by the British navy.

I had no idea the middle east was so laden with drugs.

Where do you think Hashish and Opiates (heroin) originated?
Hashish is even an arabic word.
And I know relatively fuck all about drugs.

If only I were as smart as you. *sigh*

[Spang]

Quit being so emo.

[Aslanna]

If only. To both of those posts.

[Kilmoll the Sexy]

Confusing article.
Headline says : U.S. Navy: 30 tons of drugs seized in gulf
Article says: The majority of the busts were carried out by the British navy.

I had no idea the middle east was so laden with drugs.

Where do you think Hashish and Opiates (heroin) originated?
Hashish is even an arabic word.
And I know relatively fuck all about drugs.

Not so confusing to those of us with English as a first language. The US Navy reported it to the press. It would be kind of like a hockey goalie being interviewed and him saying "my center guy scored a lot of goals today eh".

[Bagar-]

Confusing article.
Headline says : U.S. Navy: 30 tons of drugs seized in gulf
Article says: The majority of the busts were carried out by the British navy.

I had no idea the middle east was so laden with drugs.

Where do you think Hashish and Opiates (heroin) originated?
Hashish is even an arabic word.
And I know relatively fuck all about drugs.

Not so confusing to those of us with English as a first language. The US Navy reported it to the press. It would be kind of like a hockey goalie being interviewed and him saying "my center guy scored a lot of goals today eh".

Not at all, actually.