The drugs had a sale value of 760 million Australian dollars ($494 million), federal police said.

Summary

Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat that broke down off the coast of Queensland.

The drugs, valued at $494 million, were transported from South America and were destined for Australia.

The bust resulted in 13 arrests and marked the largest cocaine seizure in Australia’s history.

  • Hegar
    17•2 days ago

    I get the urge to protect cocaine from journalists but machine guns during a photo shoot is unnecessary. Calm down AFP, you’re not ISIS.