The drugs were transported from an unidentified South American country.
Australian police have seized a record 2.3 tonnes of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects’ boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said.
The arrests on Saturday and Sunday followed a month-long investigation after a tip-off that the Comancheros motorcycle gang was planning a multi-tonne smuggling operation, Australian Federal Police Commander Stephen Jay said. Those charged are accused of conspiring to import the drug into Australia by sea and were due to appear in various courts on Monday. The maximum penalty under the charge is life in prison.
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