French Navy Makes Record Pot Bust

Illicit haul when up in flames

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The French Navy said Thursday that it made a record cannabis seizure when it intercepted a ship Sunday carrying nearly 20 tons of the drug, worth up to $66 million, AFP reports.

The eight-member crew on the Tanzania-flagged ship set the drug on fire before the French navy approached in international waters north of Algeria.

The crew faces up to 10 years in a French prison.

[AFP]