Coverage dated December 1, 2024

Police seize record 2.3 tons of cocaine from fishing boat that broke down off coast of Australia

Headline from CBS News

The drugs had a sale value of 760 million Australian dollars ($494 million), federal police said.

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Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a fishing boat that had broken down near the coast of Queensland, arresting 13 people alleged to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate.

  2. NBC News

    Australian police arrest 13, seize 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat in Queensland (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Police in Australia seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects’ boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, officials said.

  3. Breitbart News

    Australia: Record 2.3 Tons of Cocaine Seized, 13 Arrested (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 people after the suspects' boat broke down off the coast of Queensland.

  4. CBS News

    Police seize record 2.3 tons of cocaine from fishing boat that broke down off coast of Australia (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The drugs had a sale value of 760 million Australian dollars ($494 million), federal police said.

  5. The Boston Globe

    Australian police arrest 13 people and seize a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Investigators told reporters in Brisbane that the drugs were transported from an unidentified South American country.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Australian police arrest 13 in largest cocaine bust in country’s history (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Australian Federal Police say the 2.3-tonne seizure has a street value of $494m.

  7. BNO News

    Australia’s largest cocaine bust; over 2 tons seized in major operation (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have seized over 2 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 individuals in what officials are calling a major anti-drug operation. This marks the largest cocaine seizure in Australian history. The operation led to the confiscation of 2.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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