Australian Federal Police state the 2.3-tonne seizure has a street worth of $494m.
Australian cops have actually detained 13 individuals in what authorities referred to as the largest-ever drug bust in the nation’s history.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) stated on Monday that they had actually charged 11 males and 2 juveniles after tracking a fishing boat that apparently took a trip to fulfill a flagship packed with drug off the coast of Queensland.
After the boat broke down 18km (10 nautical miles) off the coast, cops performed several arrests and took 2.3 tonnes of drug with a street worth of 760 million Australian dollars ($494m), the AFP stated.
The arrests followed a months-long examination triggered by a tip-off that a motorbike gang was preparing to smuggle drugs into the nation, AFP Commander Stephen Jay stated.
“We understand that bad guys go to severe lengths, and typically risk their own lives, to smuggle drugs into Australia without any regard to the damage they trigger to Australian neighborhoods,” Jay stated.
“This supposed effort to gather more than 2 tonnes of drug from the ocean reveals that wrongdoers will do anything for their own greed and earnings. Anybody associated with these at-sea trafficking business is not simply risking their flexibility– they’re likewise risking their life.”
The detained people, each of whom was charged with conspiracy to import an industrial amount of border-controlled drugs, were anticipated to appear before court on Monday.
They deal with an optimum charge of life jail time if founded guilty.
In 2023-24, Australian authorities took 31.3 tonnes of illegal drugs and assisted worldwide authorities in taking 41.8 tonnes of drugs, according to the AFP.