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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent

Superyacht seized with cocaine worth £160m to be sold at auction

MY Kahu
MY Kahu sailed from Barbados and was boarded by officers from Border Force and the NCA. Photograph: Unknown/Handout

A superyacht seized from drug smugglers who were attempting to bring £160m worth of cocaine to the UK will be sold on behalf of the government in an online auction this week.

Acting on a tipoff, Border Force and National Crime Agency officers intercepted and boarded the 120ft (37-metre) yacht in international waters near Guernsey last year. They discovered more than two tonnes of cocaine stuffed inside the boat.

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