Five arrests after greater than a tonne of cocaine allegedly discovered on motorboat off NSW coast

More than a tonne of cocaine has been seized off the east coast of Australia and 5 males arrested after police raided a suspicious motorboat.

Detectives mentioned they have been tipped off concerning the acquire of a 13-metre-long boat with a big sum of money in Sydney’s Sutherland shire on 28 April.

Police mentioned they started investigating and intercepted the vessel on Friday because it used to be travelling in opposition to South West Rocks at the New South Wales mid-north coast.

Officers allegedly discovered 1,110 blocks of cocaine in combination weighing greater than a tonne on board.

Police estimated this quantity of cocaine used to be price $623m in the street.

Two males, elderly 24 and 26, have been arrested on board whilst any other 3 males, elderly 28, 29 and 35, have been taken into custody on shore after officials stopped two automobiles allegedly looking to depart the world.

Searches of Newcastle houses resulted in police seizing digital gadgets, paperwork, clothes and money.

The two males on board the boat were charged with supplying a big industrial amount of a prohibited drug and taking part in a legal crew.

The 3 males on shore have been charged with participating in supplying a big industrial amount of a prohibited drug and taking part in a legal crew.

All 5 confronted Parramatta bail courtroom on Saturday the place they have been officially refused bail to seem at Coffs Harbour native courtroom on 15 July.

“Australia’s vast coastline is attractive to organised crime groups, who attempt to exploit this by trying to import drugs using boats,” Australian federal police assistant commissioner Stephen Dametto mentioned in a remark.

“The bad news for them is the AFP will continue to work together with our partners to target organised crime syndicates who wrongly believe they can operate with impunity.”