HMCS Athabaskan seizes 820 kg of cocaine in Carribbean bust

A Canadian warship crew has seized a big load of cocaine off the Colombian Coast.

A team from HMCS Athabaskan, along with a U.S. and Panamanian crew, helped intercept a so-called go fast boat carrying 820 kilograms of cocaine on Oct. 1.

A news release from the Department of National Defence estimates the seizure is worth $24.5-million, wholesale.

HMCS Athabaskan arrived in the Caribbean last month to take part in the joint operation.