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A U.S. Navy boarding team operation from the guided missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) discovered over 50 bags of hashish, weighting 70 pound each.

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A U.S. Navy boarding team operation from the guided missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) discovered over 50 bags of hashish, weighting 70 pound each.

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Arabian Gulf (Dec. 16, 2003) A U.S. Navy boarding team operation from the guided missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) discovered over 50 bags of hashish, weighting 70 pound each, with a street value of around eight to ten million dollars aboard a 40-foot dhow intercepted in the Arabian Gulf. The dhows 12 crewmembers were taken into custody and transferred to USS Decatur, and Decatur sailors are in control of the dhow. The smuggling routes are known to be used by Al-Qaida and three of the 12-crew members are believed to have links to the organization. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. File# 031216-N-4374S-030

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16/12/2003 - 16/12/2003
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