cocaine, Australia

Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea
Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a fishing boat that had broken down near the coast of Queensland, arresting 13 people alleged to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate.
Australia's Biggest Cocaine Bust Was Very Easy
Australian authorities scored the biggest cocaine bust in the nation's history over the weekend, seizing more than 2 tons of cocaine worth about $500 million, reports the BBC. The remarkable thing was how easy it was: Authorities say the smugglers' boat broke down off the coast of Queensland,
Australian police seize country’s largest-ever cocaine bust
Australian authorities seized over two tons of cocaine over the weekend worth nearly $500 million after the fishing boat that smugglers used to sail the drugs into Australia broke down — the largest ever seizure of cocaine in Australia.
Australia Seizes 2.3 Tonnes of Cocaine in Record-Breaking Queensland Bust
Australian authorities have seized 2.3 tonnes of cocaine off Queensland’s coast, making it the largest cocaine bust in Australia's history.
Australia's largest cocaine importation foiled
More than a dozen people have been charged over a multi-million dollar attempted import of cocaine into Australia, the largest in the nation's history.
Boat breakdown off K’gari leads to largest cocaine bust in Australian history
The amount of cocaine allegedly attempted to be imported weighed the same as a Ford Raptor ute, estimated to have a street value of $760 million.
13 charged over alleged conspiracy to import more than two tonnes of drugs in Australia’s largest cocaine bust
The Australian Federal Police has charged 11 men and two juveniles over an alleged conspiracy to import 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into Australia by sea.
Australia breaks drug bust record with massive cocaine haul
The Australian police announced on Monday the arrest of 13 individuals and the seizure of a record 2.3 tons of cocaine aboard a boat, marking the largest drug haul in the country’s history. The arrests,
Comanchero Brisbane vice president charged over Australia's largest ever cocaine seizure
A coordinated police response to the vessel allegedly uncovered 2.34 tonnes of cocaine. It is believed to be the largest drug bust in Australian history.
Coastal towns are an ideal destination for drug smugglers, an expert in crime and justice says
From an unassuming boat moored in the Hervey Bay boat harbour, police were unloading 2.34 tonnes of cocaine — Australia's largest cocaine seizure. But why Hervey Bay?
‘Narco sub’ bound for Australia seized in massive international operation that netted 1,400 metric tons of drugs
Six so-called “narco subs” stuffed with cocaine were captured in a Colombian-led international anti-drug operation, ...
Massive drug bust leads to discovery of new Pacific trafficking route with sophisticated "narco subs"
More than 400 people were arrested in the operation targeting oceans, coasts, rivers and ports around the globe in October ...
Former drug addicts say kids as young as 12 are becoming addicted to meth in SA
Children as young as 12 years old are accessing methamphetamine more frequently than ever before through social media apps ...
Colombian navy intercepts ‘narco subs’ headed to Australia in massive drug bust
The Colombian navy intercepted "narco subs" containing at least 225 metric tons of cocaine as they headed from South America ...