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Sh1.3bn drugs ship blown up at sea

The MV Al Noor explodes after it was blown up by Kenya Navy on the President’s orders on August 29, 2014. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA |

By  NATION TEAM

What you need to know:

  • President Uhuru Kenyatta supervised the blowing up of the ship and its contents aboard a military helicopter.
  • The mv Al Noor was destroyed 33km from the Mombasa Port and sunk to a depth of 329 metres with 370.8kg of heroin.

Kenya on Friday destroyed a ship laden with heroin valued at Sh1.3 billion.

The vessel was blown up in the high seas as a sign of the government’s tough stand against drug trafficking.

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