A 62-year-old man will face court next week charged with manslaughter and people smuggling over the death of a Brazilian man in Newcastle Harbour earlier this year.
Bruno Borges, 31, was found floating in the water next to 54 kilos of cocaine in packages in May.
The ARETI GR had sailed into the Port of Newcastle from Argentina the night before, with the cocaine attached to the vessel's hull.
The cocaine had a street value of tens of millions of dollars.
Strikeforce Groove was set up, assisted by Australian Federal Police and officers from Queensland and the Northern Territory to investigate the death and discovery of the cocaine
Strike force detectives and AFP officers yesterday arrested a 62-year-old man in the Grafton Correctional Facility on the New South Wales north coast.
He was charged with manslaughter, two counts of people smuggling and knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime.
Police will allege the man engaged in unlawful activity which resulted in the death of Mr Martins.
It's alleged he illegally smuggled Mr Martins and an associate into Australia from Indonesia.
The 62-year-old will face the Downing Centre Local Court on the 5th of October.
A superyacht owner from Cairns was charged with importing a commercial quantity of cocaine in May this year.
