Booby trap scuppers police raid on Dutch floating crystal meth lab

Forensic experts were forced off cargo ship when it suddenly began taking on water

A police raid on a floating crystal meth laboratory in the Dutch port of Moerdijk has been scuppered after the 85-metre (280ft) boat suddenly began to sink, in what is believed to have been a remotely operated attempt to destroy evidence.

Police forensic experts had to swiftly disembark when the cargo ship, containing methamphetamine oil with a street value of more than €4.5m (£3.9m), started rapidly taking on water just after midnight on Saturday.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2JjviBg
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