SAS nabs N Korea drug ship

Braving rough seas and bodily harm, yesterday members of Australia's special forces boarded a North Korean ship suspected of smuggling over 50 kg of heroin. Although the ship's flag showed it to be registered in Tuvalu, the first land-based arrests in the case included a Singaporean and two Malaysians, with the crew of the smuggling ship believed to be from North Korea. International drug smuggling networks, said Australia's prime minister, John Howard, should take the law enforcement officers' success as a strong warning and deterrent. – YaleGlobal