Posted on 02/27/2008 2:45:52 PM PST by Rikstir
Royal Marines from 40 Commando have destroyed a drugs factory in the Upper Sangin Valley along with 1.5 tonnes of morphine base - the precursor of heroin.
The Commandos from Bravo Company discovered compounds in Sapwan Kala that contained a major drugs lab. They also uncovered evidence - some in English - of bank accounts, along with a weapons cache and identity cards.
Part of Operation GHARTSE DAGGER, Bravo Company's 4 Troop began clearing through compounds in the north of Sapwan Kala at first light, talking to villagers as they went, hoping to find evidence of the heroin trade.
Second Lieutenant Tom Williams, the Officer Commanding 4 Troop, said:
"On entering the compounds it became obvious that they were used in drug production. The lads in my Troop know what to look for in these circumstances and soon found the initial morphine base material and the chemicals needed for heroin production."
Housed across several compounds, the Marines found drug production on an industrial scale, including presses, sacks of chemicals and centrifuges. By far the most important find, however, was a huge number of bags of morphine base - estimated to be in excess of 1.5 tonnes.
They also unearthed details of financial transactions alongside identification papers, weapons and personal effects, which suggested that the factory had been in operation for at least a decade. The workers and owners however had disappeared, apparently in a hurry.
(Excerpt) Read more at mod.uk ...
For pictures of the operation please visit the UK MoD website link:
Meanwhile Lyndon Larouche holds fast to his contention that the British royal family remains heavily involved in drug trafficking.
the very family who run MI5 and MI6, and control the country behind the scenes, and who possibly had link to the car crash in Paris that did for a Princess.
I wouldn’t put too much credit in rumour and hyperbole mate.
Do you know who Lyndon Larouche is? I wasn’t putting much credit in rumour and hyperbole; rather ridiculing those who do....
just read his bio online. he sounds like a bore...
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