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Maeve Bannister

Cocaine ring sprung as one-year probe ends in $40m haul

Five men have been charged over an alleged plot to import 100kg of cocaine into Australia. (HANDOUT/Supplied by Australian Federal Police)

Suspicious behaviour near a grounded Sydney-bound flight in Johannesburg sparked a year-long investigation that culminated in a 100kg cocaine bust.

Five men were charged on Saturday, accused of being key players in an international plot to import $40 million of the illicit substance in the cargo hold of a passenger plane.

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