Police seize record 2.3 tons of cocaine

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.
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.
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'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 $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.
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Australian authorities have seized 2.3 tonnes of cocaine off Queensland’s coast, making it the largest cocaine bust in Australia's history.
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Australia's largest cocaine bust seized from fishing boat in Queensland
Australian police have seized the largest-ever cocaine bust in the history of the country from a fishing boat near the coast of Queensland.According to Al Jazeera, Australian authorities said on Monday,
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
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