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Three men arrested over Australia's largest ever cocaine bust could face further charges for a suspected attempt to blow up the evidence as police closed in on their boat in a dramatic operation off the NSW coast.
The trio was arrested in August on board a 16-metre fishing trawler, almost 200 nautical miles east of Newcastle. Police allegedly seized 1.8 tonnes of cocaine, with an estimated street value of up to $850 million, that had been transferred at sea from a larger Chinese "mothership".
Police have also alleged that, once they boarded the trawler, officers had to extinguish a fire in the hull that was seemingly started by a flare. There were fireworks and 17 jerry cans full of diesel in the same area, as well as the cocaine.
The NSW Police bomb squad was subsequently called in to inspect the materials on board, over safety fears.
The accused – Sydney residents Jackson Giles-Adams and Christopher Freca and Hong Kong citizen Man Wah Chan – made brief appearances in Sydney Central Local Court on Wednesday, where Commonwealth prosecutors said further charges were being considered.
Full article here
The trio was arrested in August on board a 16-metre fishing trawler, almost 200 nautical miles east of Newcastle. Police allegedly seized 1.8 tonnes of cocaine, with an estimated street value of up to $850 million, that had been transferred at sea from a larger Chinese "mothership".
Police have also alleged that, once they boarded the trawler, officers had to extinguish a fire in the hull that was seemingly started by a flare. There were fireworks and 17 jerry cans full of diesel in the same area, as well as the cocaine.
The NSW Police bomb squad was subsequently called in to inspect the materials on board, over safety fears.
The accused – Sydney residents Jackson Giles-Adams and Christopher Freca and Hong Kong citizen Man Wah Chan – made brief appearances in Sydney Central Local Court on Wednesday, where Commonwealth prosecutors said further charges were being considered.
Full article here
