Manslaughter and people smuggling charges laid following death of diver, cocaine haul in port

Police have laid additional charges as part of investigations into the death of a diver and alleged importation of more than $20 million of cocaine in the Port of Newcastle earlier this year. File Picture.

Police have laid additional charges as part of investigations into the death of a diver and alleged importation of more than $20 million of cocaine in the Port of Newcastle earlier this year.

In May, emergency services were called to the port after a male diver was located unresponsive in the water with 54kg of cocaine nearby.