![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() China already has a military base in Djibouti on the east coast of the African continent and U.S. Three Chinese warships have been docked in the port of Lagos for five days, with Nigerian and Chinese officials saying the visit is aimed at enhancing maritime security in the region, which is plagued by piracy. On Christmas Day, as every day, the staff will be on watch providing support and direction to our ships and aircraft conducting operations at and over the sea to ensure that illicit activity is suppressed, and that the sea lanes remain a safe and law abiding domain,” he said.A rare visit to Nigeria this week by the Chinese navy is once again raising questions about Beijing’s military intentions in the strategically important Gulf of Guinea. ![]() This included 480kg of heroin being seized on 6 December. The success was highlighted by the fact that this equated to more than three times the methamphetamine than in any other year since 2016, and the largest amount of heroin since the task force was established in 2002.Ĭaptain Clark said operations were ongoing and in the last two weeks, successful interceptions by French ships working for CTF 150 had resulted in the seizure of more than 1000kg of heroin. So far during 2021, CTF 150 has seized and destroyed 6,550 kilograms of heroin, 4,052 kilograms of methamphetamine and 56,834 kilograms of hashish. “From a New Zealand perspective, had the narcotics from all of the seizures made during NZ’s time in command made their way to New Zealand, they would have a street value of $1.826 billion in New Zealand dollars.” ![]()
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