Pubdate: Fri, 16 Aug 2002
Source: Reuters (Wire)
Copyright: 2002 Reuters Limited

BERMUDA POLICE SEIZE COCAINE FROM CRUISE SHIP

HAMILTON, Bermuda - Police have seized 33 pounds of cocaine from a cruise 
ship visiting Bermuda, authorities said on Friday.

Local media identified the ship as the Norwegian Majesty and said the haul 
was worth up to $4.5 million on the streets of the British territory, where 
drugs are far more expensive than in the United States.

Acting on intelligence reports, police and customs officials raided the 
Norwegian Cruise Line ship on Tuesday in St. George's on the east of the 
island, Detective Superintendent Larry Smith, head of the Bermuda Police 
narcotics division, said on Friday.

No arrests have been made and an investigation is under way.

The Norwegian Majesty sails throughout the summer from Boston to Bermuda, 
560 miles east of North Carolina.
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