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Wills' Ship Busts Coke Runner

Posted Jul 2, 08 10:00 AM CDT in World,  Crime & Courts,  Gossip 

(Newser) – The Royal Navy warship Prince William is serving on busted a speedboat carrying $80 million worth of cocaine northeast of Barbados, the Sun reports. The Ministry of Defense said today that Wills was “part of the ship’s company” but would not specify his exact role when they intercepted the 50-foot boat, supposedly en route to Europe or West Africa.

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The HMS Iron Duke which Prince William is serving aboard. On Saturday it stopped a speedboat carrying 45 bales of cocaine weighing 1,900 pounds and believed to have a street value of $80 million.   (AP Photo)
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Prince William was part of the ship's company when a British warship seized $80 million of cocaine from a nearby speedboat.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)
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