Aussie Boatman Busted with 200kg Cocaine

0:00A 41-year-old dude from Tweedheads in New South Wales just faced court for allegedly trying to bring 200 kilograms of cocaine into. Australia on his boat. Cops busted him near the Queensland New South Wales border with a massive hall hidden on board. Earlier this week, a joint gold-coast organized crime task force spotted the catamaran heading into the Tweed River. It had left the same spot two days prior. Whose north, with its transponder switched off, grabbed the drugs out at sea, then flipped the tracker back, on before heading home. This ties into a larger syndicate scheme linked to outlaw motorcycle gangs, aiming to sell coke into Aussie waters, and handed off to local boats for, short delivery. The impact hits hard, that much product could flood streets and wreck communities. He's charged with importing a commercial quantity of a border control drug, facing up to life behind bars. On Friday's New South Wales bail division court hearing, they shut down his bail request and set him for another appearance on June 12th.

1:02Meanwhile, forensic teams scoured the vessel at a secure site, and police are chasing leads on the full network. This bust shines a light on how these crews operate, keeping the pressure on to shut them down for good. Sydney News Today, powered by AI Bringing You What Matters.