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New Zealand authorities recover 3.2 tonnes of cocaine from Pacific Ocean, believed to be bound for Australia

New Zealand authorities have recovered 3.2 tonnes of cocaine worth $NZ500 million ($450 million) from the Pacific Ocean, which they believe was bound for Australia. 

New Zealand Police said in a statement it collected the drugs from the Pacific Ocean in a joint operation with the New Zealand Customs Service and the New Zealand Defence Force.

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