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Arpan Rai

Australian police seize record cocaine haul worth £400m as ‘mothership’ remains out of reach

Australian police seized a record 2.3 tonnes of cocaine over the weekend after a fishing boat broke down off the Queensland coast, leading to the arrest of at least 13 people.

The detained people are suspected to be members of a drug smuggling syndicate aboard a mothership sailing in international waters.

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