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Rex Martinich, Laine Clark and Savannah Meacham

Accused kingpin 'behind $683m drug plots' behind bars

A failed cocaine importation off Moreton Island allegedly led to the drug washing up on NSW beaches. (HANDOUT/NSW POLICE)

A man has been accused of being the Australian ringleader behind a botched drug import plot that led to cocaine blocks washing up on NSW beaches.

Daniel Wayne Roberts, 36, in the past year allegedly played a major role in the importation of almost two tonnes of cocaine that had an estimated street value of $683 million.

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