A warship on which Prince William is serving has seized cocaine valued at Ј40m, in the West Indies, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The prince is spending five weeks on board the frigate HMS Iron Duke as it patrols the North Atlantic.
The MoD said the drugs had been intercepted on a speedboat, in a joint operation with the US Coast Guard, north-east of Barbados on Saturday.
It added that William was "part of the ship's company" during the operation.
His exact role was not specified.
The statement added: "All of HMS Iron Duke's ship's company played their part."
'Fantastic start'
The 50ft (15m) speedboat was thought to be heading for Europe or Africa when it was ordered to stop.
US Coast Guard officials on the frigate boarded the vessel and discovered 45 bales of cocaine weighing a total of 900kg (1,980lb).
The ship's commanding officer, Commander Mark Newland, said: "This is a fantastic start to HMS Iron Duke's North Atlantic deployment.
"To have had a direct impact on the flow of cocaine into Europe just four days after we arrived in theatre shows the benefit the Royal Navy can have in the area of maritime security and counter drug operations."
(BBC)
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