Nine men charged over plot to smuggle 3.5 tonnes of cocaine into Australia by sea

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

Ocean rescue leads police to ‘mother ship’ drug smuggling plot

The arrests were the result of 10-month investigation by four separate police agencies, with eight men arrested in Victoria and one in Sydney.

Sunken trawler alerts police to alleged drug-smuggling plan

Police have charged nine men over a scheme to allegedly smuggle tonnes of cocaine into Victoria by sea.

Nine charged in alleged multi-tonne drug import plot

When a commercial trawler sank off Victoria with four crew members needing rescuing, police became suspicious about an alleged drug trafficking operation.

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.

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…