モザンビーク沖の船上でヘロイン1.5トンが炎上

　モザンビーク沖50kmほどで当局が怪しげな船を特定。摘発しようとしたらその船の乗員が船荷に放火して海に飛び込んだ…。

　…物証が欠片も残らなくても、推定有罪でいいんじゃないの、これ？というレベル。

BBC Mozambican navy intercepts '1.5 tonnes of heroin' 17 Dec 2019 By Jose Tembe

　船員は15名、うち三名は死に、12名が救助。北朝鮮の不審船かよ、それ、というレベルの激怪しさ。
　船員はイラン国籍だそうで。なんといおうか、ああ、そりゃあ微妙に世界の敵認定もされかねないわなあ、とも思えてしまう。

「The Mozambican authorities are detaining 12 Iranians caught allegedly shipping drugs off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

The boat was intercepted on Saturday in a joint operation carried out by the Mozambican navy and the National Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic).

The interception occurred about 50km (31 miles) from the Mozambican coast.」

「Occupants of the vessel are said to have set it on fire moments before their arrest.」

「They then jumped off the ship into the Mozambique Channel. Three of them died, while 12 others were rescued by the navy.」

「Local media reports indicate the operation resulted from intelligence gathered from the various agencies involved in fighting against drug trafficking.」

　あれこれの通報等々を纏め上げての摘発で、警察機能のアピールになりますよねえ。