The Royal Australian Navy H-M-A-S Warramunga seized almost eight tonnes of hashish and 69 kilograms of heroin from three ships between the 27th and the 29th of December.
The Commander of Australian Forces in the Middle East, Major General John Frewen says the operation will impact on the flow of narcotics around the world and the use of drug money to fund extremist organisations.
The operation was months in the making, co-ordinated by the Combined Maritime Forces and supported by Australian and Canadian staff.
It's the largest haul of hashish seized by an Australian ship in Middle East maritime security operations.
