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Brisbane man behind plot to import cocaine that later washed up on NSW beaches, AFP alleges (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  • In short: A 36-year-old man is being accused of being the head of a domestic crime network allegedly coordinating the import and distribution of cocaine.
  • It's alleged he was responsible for a failed plot to import 900kg of cocaine off Queensland's Moreton Island, which led to the drug washing up in NSW.
  • What's next? The man's matter has been mentioned in a Brisbane court, and was adjourned to next month.
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe I watched too many unrealistic crime shows, but I always thought that if you messed up a 900kg cocaine shipment, the cops would be the least of your worries...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Right?! I thought maybe someone dumped some shit overboard or something when I first heard about them washing up. Not “some dude lost almost a fucking tonne of coke off the coast” at that point I’d be hoping to get a conviction. Old mates in trouble one way or another that’s for sure.

[–] Anticorp 1 points 5 months ago

It's not like the cartel can't get to him in prison. His only hope now is witness protection.