More than a tonne of cocaine allegedly seized from boat

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Police seized more than a tonne of cocaine allegedly located on board a vessel off the NSW coast. Press conference on May 11, 2025. Video by NSW Police Force and Australian Federal Police

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00:00In late April this year, New South Wales State Crime Command Organised Crime Squad Detectives

00:10commenced Stroke Force Blaine after receiving some information about a suspicious transaction

00:16of a purchase of a 13 metre sea ray boat cruiser in the Sutherland Shire area.

00:23There were two males on that vessel at the time, a 24 year old male and 26 year old male

00:27from the Greater Newcastle area. They were detained by officers from the New South Wales Police

00:33Marine Area Command. On that vessel was just close to 1.1 tonne of cocaine. Those two males

00:41were arrested. Several hours later, three other males who we will allege at this point in time

00:47were coordinating the activities of the two people on that vessel were also detained in

00:52the Newcastle area. Those males are aged 28, 29 and 35.

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