Australian Police Foil Largest Ever Cocaine Smuggling Attempt

Australian Police Foil Largest Ever Cocaine Smuggling Attempt
Police attend a crime scene in the suburb of Manoora in Cairns, Australia, on Dec. 19, 2014. Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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The largest attempted importation of cocaine in Australia’s history has been thwarted by police who charged more than a dozen people over the billion-dollar haul.

Australian Federal Police charged 11 men and two juveniles with conspiring to import 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into the country by sea.