Wednesday, August 19, 2020

WORLD_ AUSTRALIA_ Australian trawler carrying nearly 2 tons of cocaine seized off coast in country’s largest-ever bust

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Australian trawler carrying nearly 2 tons of cocaine seized off coast in country’s largest-ever bust

The estimated street value of the drug was $616 million

By Stephen Sorace | Fox News

Australian trawler carrying nearly 2 tons of cocaine seized off coast in country’s largest-ever bust
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A trawler intercepted in Australian waters over the weekend was carrying nearly 2 tons of cocaine, the country’s largest-ever bust of the illicit drug, authorities said Wednesday.

The Coralynne was intercepted Saturday night off the coast of Newcastle after Australian intelligence officers saw it load suspicious cargo from a foreign ship they had been tracking through Australia’s waters. Officers pursued the boat, battling 11-foot swells in the choppy sea, and captured the trawler, officials said in a joint statement.


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The Australian Border Force said 1.98 U.S. tons (1.8 metric tons) of cocaine in 1,890 blocks were removed from the trawler now docked in Sydney Harbor. The potential value of the drug was up to $616 million (AU$850.5 million), the agency said.

A man from Hong Kong and two Australians were arrested aboard the vessel. They were refused bail Monday on charges of attempting to import a commercial quantity of cocaine. Each faces a potential life prison sentence if convicted. The men have not yet entered pleas.

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