Cocaine

Three men who were found clinging to a cooler box at sea are now the subjects of a police probe.

“We understand that the Australian border is one of our most critical national assets, and along with our law enforcement partners, we will continue to make the border a hostile environment for criminals trying to import illicit drugs,” Senior said. A search and rescue aircraft was sent to the scene and found three people in the water near a capsized vessel. One of the WA men is the registered owner of the boat where the illicit drugs were found, authorities said. “The interception of this amount of drugs would be a significant blow to a well-resourced syndicate, and prevents millions of dollars of drug profit from flowing back into the group to fund their next criminal venture or lavish lifestyles,” he said. Authorities are working on the premise the drugs were collected from the ocean and loaded on board the seven-metre boat - which later found itself in trouble. [three men previously found clinging to a cooler box](https://7news.com.au/news/disaster-and-emergency/three-men-clinging-to-esky-rescued-after-boat-capsizes-off-albany-coast-in-wa-c-9629315) at sea after a huge haul of drugs was discovered in [WA’s south](https://7news.com.au/news/wa).

Police in Australia are looking for 3 men they believe were involved in a smuggling operation gone wrong that resulted in a massive amount of cocaine ...

The men were found clinging to an esky in the ocean off Albany on February 1, telling authorities their boat had capsized while they were fishing. Advertisement.

A search of the vessel uncovered another eight plastic-wrapped packages each containing about 40kg of cocaine, the Australian Federal Police said on Tuesday. Days later, a package of cocaine washed ashore near the town of Denmark and a seven-metre boat was found overturned off Peaceful Bay. The men were found clinging to an esky in the ocean off Albany on February 1, telling authorities their boat had capsized while they were fishing.

A former Rebels bikie has been identified as one of three men wanted by the Australian Federal Police over a massive cocaine haul found on a capszied boat ...

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An international investigation has been launched after police found about 365 kilograms of cocaine in WA's coastal waters.

Two of the men police want to speak to, aged 49 and 45, are from WA - one of them the registered owner of the capsized boat. Police were alerted of the rescue off the coast of Albany on February 1 and alleged the group's story about capsizing while fishing appeared inconsistent. The Australian Federal Police are calling for public assistance to locate three men rescued from a capsized boat who officers want to speak to about the illicit shipment.

US Attorney Damian Williams from New York published evidence that confirms that DEA agents allegedly conspired to traffic cocaine from Colombia in 2017.

What happened to the remaining five kilograms is a mystery. The New York prosecutor stressed that the trial “continues to receive significant press coverage in Colombia,” mainly because of the involvement of the DEA and the assistant US attorney in conspiracies to traffic drugs and subsequent efforts to undermine the peace process in the South American country. In fact, the evidence suggests that the DEA coordinated the export of cocaine it allegedly received from Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office in a “controlled delivery.”

Police say they claimed they were out fishing when their boat capsized. But they now believe the men were behind an international drug shipment and are urging ...

How the drugs were initially left in the ocean is not known. One of the WA men is the registered owner of the capsized boat. Police believe the drugs were collected from the ocean and being ferried to shore in the boat.

But something about the maritime rescue smelt fishy and WA police alerted the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The abandoned boat as ...

The three men allegedly collected the packages of cocaine from an ocean drop zone, and loaded the haul onto their boat. Police said they are looking for two of the rescued men, aged 45 and 49, in WA - one of these men is the abandoned boat's registered owner. Police are seeking the three men they pulled from the water, he said.

But something about the maritime rescue smelt fishy and WA police alerted the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The abandoned boat as ...

The three men allegedly collected the packages of cocaine from an ocean drop zone, and loaded the haul onto their boat. Police said they are looking for two of the rescued men, aged 45 and 49, in WA - one of these men is the abandoned boat's registered owner. Police are seeking the three men they pulled from the water, he said.

This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force UPDATED: Police have arrested a man, 36, as a result of a.

Just as importantly, the transnational serious organised criminals who prey on Australia are undermining our national security, economy and social security system. Let me be clear – it is not. The AFP will apply to extradite him to Western Australia to face a charge of importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug.

The 36-year-old man was arrested at a property on the outskirts of Darwin this morning, and will be extradited to WA.

Three men were rescued from the ocean after they were found clinging to an esky on February 1 in the ocean off Albany. A week later AFP said it discovered six suspicious packages on the capsized boat, which washed ashore near Peaceful Bay, about 80km west of Albany. The AFP said it would apply for an extradition to WA to face a charge of importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug.

File photo. Hidden drugs bound for African regions sometimes travel in maritime containers leaving the Port of Santos, Brazil.

Seizures seemingly dropped the following years as transnational criminal organizations shifted to smaller ports in Brazil, a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime indicated. Months earlier, the PF made a record 1.5-ton seizure of cocaine from two shipping containers, also from the Port of Santos, bound for Africa, Brazilian news site G1 reported. “In the beginning, these routes were used by Colombian cartels to avoid paying Mexican cartels,” said Sampó, about the relationship between Latin America as a cocaine-producing region and Africa as a trafficking, storage, and consumption area. Cocaine traffickers regularly send large shipments to various countries in the region. Shipments of narcotics travel mostly in shipping containers departing from the Port of Santos, Brazil. “In addition, little by little and due to pressure from those who export drugs, [the African continent] is also becoming an important consumption area.”

Aristides Avlontis, 36, was arrested at a home in Darwin yesterday and he is due to appear in court later t...

The trio told police their boat capsized while they were fishing off the Albany coast when they were pulled from the water after sending a distress signal. Three men were rescued from the ocean after they were found clinging to an esky on February 1 in the sea off southern WA. Police allege they found 365kg of cocaine in a nearby vessel and washed up onshore in southern WA.

Belgian police have seized almost 4000 kg of cocaine after being led to an address entered into navigation app Waze by two Dutch men, who were arrested on ...

Police have arrested a man following an investigation into 365 kilograms of cocaine located in WA's coastal waters.

An application will be made by the Australian Federal Police to extradite him to WA to face a charge of Importing a Commercial Quantity of a Border Controlled Drug. Anyone with information about this matter is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or the AFP Investigations Team on (02) 5126 9979, or email: The 36-year-old suspect was found at a home in rural Darwin on the morning of February 15.

A 36-year-old man arrested as a result of an investigation into the seizure of 365 kilograms of cocaine in Western Australia, was expected to face ...

– For free and confidential advice about alcohol and other drug treatment services call the National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline on 1800 250 015. Avlonitis was expected to appear before the Northern Territory Local Court on Thursday afternoon facing extradition to WA for a charge of importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug. “The interception of this amount of drugs would be a significant blow to a well-resourced syndicate, and prevents millions of dollars of drug profit from flowing back into the group to fund their next criminal venture or lavish lifestyles.” Aristidis Avlonitis is one of three men that police have been searching for as part of the investigation, after the illicit drugs were found in the water and an abandoned boat, registered under the name of one of the men. Avlonitis, 36, was located at a rural Darwin home and taken into custody by NT police on Wednesday, after a callout for public assistance to help locate the three men was issued. A 36-year-old man arrested as a result of an investigation into the seizure of 365 kilograms of cocaine in Western Australia, was expected to face extradition court in Darwin on Thursday.