An Australian warship has seized 450 kilogrammes of heroin worth £78m ($125m) from a Somali pirates' boat, nulifying funds destined for al-Qaida. According to news agency AFP, HMAS Darwin was patrolling the Indian Ocean some 40 nautical miles off Somalia's east coast, when it intercepted the suspicious haul. The ship's commander Terry Morrison said the seizure \"removed a major source of funding for terrorist and criminal networks which included al-Qaida, the Taliban and Al-Shabaab. \"I am very proud of the hard work and determination of the ship's company in HMAS Darwin during a particularly long and challenging interdiction.\"
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