A 43-year-old man sentenced to 14 years and five months jail for his involvement in planning to import over 500 kilograms of cocaine into Australia via the Solomon Islands in 2018. Two Sydney men were arrested in September 2018. A Belgian-registered, double-masted yacht Vieux Malin was searched at a mooring outside the Honiara marina. A large quantity of cocaine was found concealed within the vessel and seized. The cocaine was loaded onto the vessel in South America and was destined to be imported into Australia. The vessel contained 501 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value between $A125 million and $250 million.   Attempts by an organised crime syndicate to import approximately 74.5 kilograms of heroin from China to NSW and Western Australia thwarted. Officers in China intercepted multiple suspicious consignments destined for Australia. Officers allegedly found 254 blocks of half-catti Double UOGlobe-branded heroin vacuum sealed in foil bag
The Sunshine man remains in custody assisting police with their enquiries.
This arrest forms part of a joint investigation by the ECHO Taskforce and the AFP National Anti-Gangs Squad into the trafficking of illicit drugs.
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