French customs say more than two tons of cocaine has been seized, after a boat was intercepted off the coast of Scotland.<br /><br /> Nine men, aged between 26 and 63, are due in court in Aberdeen on Monday charged with drug trafficking offences.<br /><br /> The Hamal tugboat was intercepted by ships from the Royal Navy and British coastguards in the North Sea on Thursday. <br /><br /> French customs identified the boat after it left the Canary Islands for northern Europe in mid-April by an unusual route that skirted Britain. <br /><br /> The boat’s itinerary meant officials feared that cocaine from South America had been loaded in the Canary Islands, according to French customs.
