AFP allege Brisbane man was head of international crime group plotting to bring 900kg of drug to Australia
AFP Detective Superintendent Adrian Telfer speaks to media during a press conference in Brisbane. A man has been charged over a botched 900kg cocaine import which led to bricks of the drug washing up on NSW beaches.AFP Detective Superintendent Adrian Telfer speaks to media during a press conference in Brisbane. A man has been charged over a botched 900kg cocaine import which led to bricks of the drug washing up on NSW beaches.
He alleged the failed plot was believed to be linked to a string of cocaine “bricks” that have washed on to Telfer said more arrests were likely to come, pointing to the alleged continued existence of a “very sophisticated syndicate operating out of Queensland” and alleged links to an outlaw motorcycle group.
On Wednesday, specialist police intercepted the man after attending a gym, who attempted to flee before being safely apprehended.
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