<p>The vessel has been taken into Harwich docks led by HMS Vigilant.<br /><br />"A vessel which had been heading to Libya returned to the UK Wednesday morning," The Mirror quoted a Home Office spokesman as saying Friday.<br /><br />"The ship was escorted into the port of Harwich by the UK Border Agency cutter HMS Vigilant.<br /><br />"A number of containers were offloaded from the boat and have been taken under control of UK Border Agency and have been moved to a secure location," he said.<br /><br />"The cargo is understood to contain a significant quantity of Libyan currency, which is subject to a UN sanction."<br /><br />Some reports suggested the vessel was carrying 100 million pounds worth of the Libyan currency, the dinar. <br /><br />The Home Office, however, have refused to confirm the exact value of the seized money.<br /><br />It is understood the ship was intercepted after being tracked to British waters when it aborted an attempt to dock in the Libyan capital Tripoli over the weekend.<br /><br />Britain has already prohibited unlicensed export of any uncirculated Libyan banknotes from the country in line with UN sanctions.</p>
<p>The vessel has been taken into Harwich docks led by HMS Vigilant.<br /><br />"A vessel which had been heading to Libya returned to the UK Wednesday morning," The Mirror quoted a Home Office spokesman as saying Friday.<br /><br />"The ship was escorted into the port of Harwich by the UK Border Agency cutter HMS Vigilant.<br /><br />"A number of containers were offloaded from the boat and have been taken under control of UK Border Agency and have been moved to a secure location," he said.<br /><br />"The cargo is understood to contain a significant quantity of Libyan currency, which is subject to a UN sanction."<br /><br />Some reports suggested the vessel was carrying 100 million pounds worth of the Libyan currency, the dinar. <br /><br />The Home Office, however, have refused to confirm the exact value of the seized money.<br /><br />It is understood the ship was intercepted after being tracked to British waters when it aborted an attempt to dock in the Libyan capital Tripoli over the weekend.<br /><br />Britain has already prohibited unlicensed export of any uncirculated Libyan banknotes from the country in line with UN sanctions.</p>