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Old 23 December 2014, 21:30   #1
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RIB Smuggler Jailed

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Old 23 December 2014, 21:44   #2
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Wonder if he nicked it
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Old 23 December 2014, 21:45   #3
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"Thanks to the excellent interception made by the cutter patrol boat, and the subsequent investigation by our specialist criminal investigations team, Badea is now behind bars."
Obviously the fact that the engine packed up and he had to be rescued didn't contribute to this excellent success in any way!
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Old 23 December 2014, 22:00   #5
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When the RNLI lifeboat arrived, the crew set up a tow with the RIB to keep its occupants safe and waited for a Border Force vessel to arrive.
Nice catch - I hadn't realised you guys did "intercepts" too!
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Old 23 December 2014, 22:17   #6
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Should of towed em back to France
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Old 23 December 2014, 22:24   #7
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Nice catch - I hadn't realised you guys did "intercepts" too!

€440 million worth of cocaine - illegals - you name it - all in a days "shout"

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€440 million worth of cocaine
€450 million, I heard
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"The RIB that the gang used after rendezvousing with another boat 30 miles off the coast stalled because someone mistakenly fed its two powerful 200hp engines with diesel instead of petrol."
The criminal mastermind.
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Old 24 December 2014, 09:05   #10
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Something's not right with that story - its a Yamaha engine..and we all know they never ever go wrong....if it was an evinrude then fair enough.....
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€450 million, I heard
Tough times - donations down - running costs up - maybe more to An Bronntanas on TG4 than we know
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Tough times - donations down - running costs up - maybe more to An Bronntanas on TG4 than we know
It was a great week on the south coast.

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Ha Ha Brilliant!! Snort away!!!
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It was a great week on the south coast.

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