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How a West Australian cocaine bust in Peaceful Bay unfolded after three men rescued from floating esky

What appeared to be a story about a miraculous ocean rescue took a major turn when packages of drugs washed up on a West Australian beach. (Supplied: South Coast Volunteer Marine Rescue/Australian Maritime Safety Authority; ABC News: Ashleigh Davis)

A "sleepy" Australian seaside town made international headlines this month when a capsized boat was dragged to shore full of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine.

It was one of the biggest shipments uncovered in Western Australia since the 1990s.

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