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Thursday 29 Aug ust 2019 The Guardian •
25In G2
Zoe Williams
How the G7 summit
reduced women
to trophy wives
Page 4
▼ A red kite. Along with peregrines,
owls and buzzards they are vanishing
in mysterious circumstances
PHOTOGRAPH: AJ WITHEY/GETTY IMAGESin upland areas where land is managed
for driven grouse shooting.
The RSPB is calling for an independ-
ent review of driven grouse shooting in
England, and the licensing of all grouse
moors across the UK , with a mecha-
nism to withdraw licences if the illegal
persecution of birds of prey is prove d.
Martin Harper, a conservation
director at the RSPB, said: “ The driven
grouse shooting industry has, despite
decades of warnings, failed to put its
house in order, most shockingly turn-
ing a blind eye to the ongoing illegal
persecution of birds of prey.
“Given that we face a climate and
ecological emergency, we believe it is
time for governments to intervene.”
A petition by the wildlife cam-
paigners Chris Packham, Mark Avery
and Ruth Tingay calling for a ban on
driven grouse shooting – in which large
numbers of wild red grouse are driven
towards waiting guns – has received
79,000 signatures.
A 10-year study using Natural
England data recently revealed that
72% of satellite-tagged hen harriers
were confi rmed or considered very
likely to have been illegally killed.
It found that the birds were 10 times
more likely to disappear over grouse
moors, where they are considered a
threat to red grouse.Steven Morris
Cocaine with a street value of £20m has
been seized and six people arrested
after a yacht was intercepted half a
mile off the Welsh coast.
National Crime Agency (NCA) offi c-
ers had been tracking the vessel, the Sy
Atrevido, believed to be heading from
South America to the UK. The Border
Force cutter HMC Protector inter-
cepted the yacht on Tuesday. It was
escorted into Fishguard, Pembroke-
shire, and searched by Border Force’s
“deep rummage” team.
Offi cers found many packages of
white powder distributed throughout
the vessel. Forensic tests indicated the
powder was cocaine.
The NCA said it had found more
than 250kg of cocaine with a whole-
sale value to criminals of about £8m
and a potential street value of £20m.
Investigators believe there may be
up to 750kg on board. NCA, Border
Force and Dyfed-Powys police offi c-
ers remain ed at the scene.
Two men, aged 53 and 41, on the ves-
sel were being held for questioning.
Three other men aged 23, 31 and 47
and a woman aged 30 were arrested
in Liverpool and Loughborough.
They were released on bail until late
September.
Craig Naylor, the NCA deputy direc-
tor of investigations, said: “This is a
substantial seizure of cocaine, which
would have generated tens of millions
of pounds in criminal profi ts. These
drugs were intended for sale on UK
streets, where they will have fuelled
violence and exploitation. ”
Steve Whitton, deputy director of
Border Force’s maritime command,
said: “This is a major seizure and a tes-
tament to the multi-agency approach
we take to secure the UK’s border and
territorial waters. ”Six arrested over
£20m cocaine
haul on yacht
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