Australian authorities intercept over a ton of cocaine worth $400M

More than a ton of cocaine worthy astir $400 cardinal was seized disconnected the coast of Australia during a cause bust that ended with the arrests of 5 men connected Friday, section authorities said.

New South Wales (NSW) Police Force investigators obtained quality astir a suspicious acquisition of a vessel with a ample sum of currency successful precocious April and began pursuing the movements of the vas and radical involved, the NSW and Australian Federal Police (AFP) said successful a associated quality release.

Both the NSW and AFP monitored their activities arsenic they traveled northbound via Nelson Bay and Port Macquarie, according to the agencies.

When the vas came backmost to enactment connected Friday, marine authorities launched an interception. 

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The astir 1,110 blocks of cocaine weighed 1.039 tons and had an estimated imaginable thoroughfare worth of astir $400 million, authorities said. (NSW Police/Australian Federal Police )

Authorities discovered astir 1,110 blocks of cocaine, weighing 1.039 tons, aboard the vessel. The cocaine had an estimated imaginable thoroughfare worth of astir $400 million, according to authorities.

Two men, aged 24 and 26, were arrested connected committee the vessel. Three others were arrested connected enactment erstwhile constabulary spotted vehicles trying to permission the area. (NSW Police/Australian Federal Police )

Two men, aged 24 and 26, were arrested connected committee the vessel. Three men – aged 28, 29 and 35 – were arrested connected enactment aft investigators stopped 2 vehicles attempting to permission the area. 

NWS and AFP investigators worked unneurotic to travel the movements of the vas and the individuals progressive earlier the bust. (NSW Police/Australian Federal Police )

"Australia’s immense coastline is charismatic to organized transgression groups, who effort to exploit this by trying to import drugs utilizing boats," AFP Assistant Commissioner Stephen Dametto said. "The atrocious quality for them is the AFP volition proceed to enactment unneurotic with our partners to people organized transgression syndicates who wrongly judge they tin run with impunity."

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The 2 men arrested connected the vessel were charged with supplying a prohibited cause successful a ample commercialized quantity, portion the 3 men arrested connected enactment were charged with taking portion successful supplying a prohibited cause successful a ample commercialized quantity. All 5 look charges of participating successful a transgression group.

All 5 men appeared successful court and were denied bail.

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Investigators are moving to larn much astir the root of the drugs and the group's alleged associates.