Tuesday 24 May 2022 04:28 AM Ship captain charged with allegedly smuggling $128MILLION worth of cocaine into ... trends now
A cargo shipmaster has been charged after allegedly smuggling $128million worth of cocaine into Western Australia.
The Montenegro national, 51, was arrested by the AFP on the vessel Interlink Veracity on Monday, accused of allegedly being part of a smuggling plot in Port Hedland, in the state's north west, earlier this month.
He has been charged with importing a commercial quantity of border controlled drugs and is expected to face South Hedland court on Tuesday.
The arrest comes after authorities seized 320kilograms of cocaine in Port Hedland on May 15 and arrested two men who they alleged had collected the plastic wrapped drugs from the ocean off the coast of the Pilbara town.
Police will allege they found the men inside a campervan with the cocaine shipment, which had been divided into 1kg blocks.
The shipmaster of Interlink Veracity (pictured) was arrested on Monday over an alleged plot to smuggled cocaine into WA
A 51-year-old Montenegrin national has been arrested (pictured) over his alleged role in a cocaine smuggling plot
Last week, the AFP forensically examined a mobile phone seized from the 51-year-old and allegedly uncovered messages relating to the drug importation.
Police will allege the 51-year-old
