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,
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,
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.
Australian police seize $500m of cocaine after boat breaks down
Australian Police have seized 2.3 tonnes of cocaine from a broken-down boat off the coast of Queensland, authorities said on Monday. Eleven men and two juveniles were arrested, including the vessel's crew and others waiting on the shore to collect the illegal shipment.
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.
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.
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.
Australian Police Arrest 13 People and Seize a Record 2.3 Tons of Cocaine From a Fishing Boat
Australian police say they have seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat off the coast of Queensland
Australian police seize a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat
Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat and arrested 13 people in raids. The drugs had a sale value of $494 million and investigators told reporters in Brisbane that the drugs were transported from an unidentified South American country.
Police seize record 2.3 tons of cocaine from fishing boat that broke down off coast of Australia
Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects' boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said Monday. The drugs had a sale value of 760 million Australian dollars ($494 million) and equaled as many as 11.
‘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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Six Colombian ‘narco subs’ carrying 1,400 tons of drugs seized on way to Australia
The operation has helped authorities learn of a new route in the Pacific from South America to Australia, according to CBS News. Authorities say this seizure will cause drug cartels to lose more ...