Australian police have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against drug smuggling, seizing the largest haul of cocaine in the country's history. The operation unfolded when a fishing boat, suspected to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate, broke down near the coast of Queensland.
Authorities tracked the boat as it ventured out to sea and allegedly met a mothership in international waters to collect a staggering 2.34 metric tons of cocaine, valued at nearly half a billion dollars. However, the boat's mechanical breakdown left the alleged traffickers stranded just 18 kilometers off the northeastern tip of K’gari island.
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