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Nine Charged in Alleged Multi-Tonne Drug Import Plot
Police allege the syndicate tried to smuggle up to 3.5 tonnes of cocaine by sea, with seven men facing life imprisonment if convicted.
- Australian Federal Police and partner agencies charged nine men aged 31 to 72 following a 10-month investigation into an alleged syndicate conspiring to import 3.5 tonnes of cocaine and methamphetamine into Australia.
- Operation Bruce Cremorne began after a commercial trawler sank off Port Albert in May last year, prompting authorities to monitor crew movements when they traveled offshore in poor weather without standard fishing equipment.
- Investigators allege the syndicate attempted multiple rendezvous in the Bass Strait, planning to launch 'daughter vessels' to receive massive shipments from a 'mother ship' before distributing drugs via trucking connections.
- AFP Detective Superintendent Ray Imbriano warned that drug importations fuel gang violence, stating organized criminals target Australia due to 'insatiable' demand and the community's willingness to pay high prices.
- Seven men face potential life imprisonment if convicted, with eight Victorian defendants scheduled for court on July 28 and the Sydney-based man appearing on May 20.
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The Independent (US)Nine men charged over plot to smuggle 3.5 tonnes of cocaine into Australia by sea
Four men also charged in connection with seizure of 30kg of methamphetamine in Perth last August
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Nine men charged for alleged involvement in multi-tonne drug importation into Victoria
Nine men have been charged in a multi-agency operation investigating an alleged syndicate behind the importation of tonnes of illicit drugs into Victoria.
·Sydney, Australia
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Multiple men charged following alleged plan to import multiple tonnes of drugs into Victoria
Nine men have been charged in a multi-agency operation investigating an alleged syndicate behind the importation of tonnes of illicit drugs into Victoria and the trafficking across the country.The ten-month investigation has seen nine alleged offenders, aged between 31 and 72, charged with a range of offences relating to the alleged conspiracy of interstate drug trafficking.Seven of the men are now facing a maximum penalty of life imprisonment i…
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