The Australian police announced on Sunday that it had secured more than a ton of cocaine transported in a small boat off the coast of the state of the new South Wales on Friday. According to the DPA report, TASR reports this.
Police detained a 13-meter long ship On Friday near South West Rocks about 450 kilometers north of Sydney and found on board allegedly Up to 1110 cocaine packages with a total weight of 1.039 tons. The value of the cargo according to the police is moving around 623 million Australian dollars (approximately € 354 million).
Police arrested on board two men in their twenties who were accused of trading with a large number of illegal drugs and membership in a criminal organization. On the mainland, the authorities arrested three other men trying to leave the city. The local police are continuing to investigate the origin of drugs.
“The extensive Australian coast is tempting for groups of organized crime that try to use it to import drugs using ships,” said the representative of the Australian Federal Police. “Imports of drugs through the sea is dangerous and criminals using this method risk their freedom and lives,”He added.
