Trial begins for five people charged over 850kg cocaine haul near Rottnest

WA skipper denies knowing about 850kg cocaine haul

A skipper accused of smuggling nearly a tonne of cocaine on a cargo ship from South America into WA claims he ‘did not know’ any illicit drugs were onboard his boat, a WA Supreme Court jury has heard.

Audacious plot to smuggle 850kg of cocaine detailed in WA court

Five people have pleaded not guilty to being involved in the attempted importation of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from South America, including the captain of the bulk carrier the drugs were found in.

Trial begins for five people charged over 850kg cocaine haul near Rottnest

Three men who allegedly set out on a boat to retrieve packages of cocaine off Rottnest Island on a "dark and stormy night" had to be rescued by water police, the WA Supreme Court hears.