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Customs keeps eye on ship

By I

PAM MORTON

Customs officers at Lyttelton will keep a 24-hour watch on the ship Provincia Guayas, which was at the centre of New Zealand’s biggest cocaine haul, while she is in port. About 20kg of cocaine, valued at $2O million, was found on board the vessel when she was searched by customs officers in Auckland in February.

The banana boat arrived at Lyttelton yesterday afternoon with a consignment of bananas from Ecuador. The chief customs officer, Mr Greg Ward, said the vessel was regarded by customs as a high risk because of the amount of drugs found on

board earlier this year. "We will be cranking up the manpower because of the risk it represents,” he said.

“This ship is still going to areas in South America which are of concern.” About 12 officers took part in a search of the vessel when she arrived in port about 4.30 p.m. yesterday.

Mr Ward said a 24-hour watch would be kept on the ship and customs officers would man gangway patrols to keep a watch on people going to and from the vessel.

The ship is expected to leave port in the next two days. Mr Ward said the vessel would also receive attention at her next port of call, Auckland.

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Press, 8 November 1988, Page 7

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Customs keeps eye on ship Press, 8 November 1988, Page 7

Customs keeps eye on ship Press, 8 November 1988, Page 7

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