Australian Authorities Intercept Over A Ton Of Cocaine Worth $400m

More than a ton of cocaine worthy astir $400 cardinal was seized disconnected nan coast of Australia during a supplier bust that ended pinch nan arrests of 5 men connected Friday, section authorities said.

New South Wales (NSW) Police Force investigators obtained intelligence astir a suspicious acquisition of a vessel pinch a ample sum of rate successful precocious April and began pursuing nan movements of nan alloy and group involved, nan NSW and Australian Federal Police (AFP) said successful a associated news release.

Both nan NSW and AFP monitored their activities arsenic they traveled northbound via Nelson Bay and Port Macquarie, according to nan agencies.

When nan alloy came backmost to statement connected Friday, marine authorities launched an interception. 

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The astir 1,110 blocks of cocaine weighed 1.039 tons and had an estimated imaginable thoroughfare worth of astir $400 million, authorities said. (NSW Police/Australian Federal Police )

Authorities discovered astir 1,110 blocks of cocaine, weighing 1.039 tons, aboard nan vessel. The cocaine had an estimated imaginable thoroughfare worth of astir $400 million, according to authorities.

Two men, aged 24 and 26, were arrested connected committee nan vessel. Three others were arrested connected statement erstwhile constabulary spotted vehicles trying to time off nan area. (NSW Police/Australian Federal Police )

Two men, aged 24 and 26, were arrested connected committee nan vessel. Three men – aged 28, 29 and 35 – were arrested connected statement aft investigators stopped 2 vehicles attempting to time off nan area. 

NWS and AFP investigators worked together to travel nan movements of nan alloy and nan individuals progressive earlier nan bust. (NSW Police/Australian Federal Police )

"Australia’s immense coastline is charismatic to organized crime groups, who effort to utilization this by trying to import narcotics utilizing boats," AFP Assistant Commissioner Stephen Dametto said. "The bad news for them is nan AFP will proceed to activity together pinch our partners to target organized crime syndicates who wrongly judge they tin run pinch impunity."

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The 2 men arrested connected nan vessel were charged pinch supplying a prohibited supplier successful a ample commercialized quantity, while nan 3 men arrested connected statement were charged pinch taking portion successful supplying a prohibited supplier successful a ample commercialized quantity. All 5 look charges of participating successful a criminal group.

All 5 men appeared successful court and were denied bail.

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Investigators are moving to study much astir nan root of nan narcotics and nan group's alleged associates.