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 bags, which were removed and replaced with an inert substance before four consignments were forwarded to their intended destinations - three in Newcastle, NSW, and one to Perth in Western Australia. On April 22, a 23-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly collected one package sent to a residence in Lambton in the Hunter Region. On May 4, AFP and Australian Border Force investigators arrested a 17-year-old girl after she allegedly took possession of a package that was supposed to contain 22 kilograms of heroin.