Cocaine bust: More than 800kg of drugs found hidden inside bulk cargo carrier off WA coast - The West Australian

Shannon Hampton and Phil HickeyThe West Australian

A plot to smuggle more than 800kg of cocaine hidden in a bulk cargo carrier from South America allegedly came undone after three men police say are linked to a drug cartel ran into boat trouble as they attempted to collect the drugs.

Extraordinary details of the major cocaine bust have been revealed, including how Royal Australian Navy clearance divers were recruited to recover 29 cocaine-filled packages found submerged in the ship’s water-filled ballast tank.

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