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Record 225 tonnes of cocaine seized on new Australia trafficking route in joint effort

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Record 225 tonnes of cocaine seized on new Australia trafficking route in joint effort



Operation Orion, a cooperative operation between 62 countries, busted narco submarines carrying drugsColombian authorities, in a joint operation with 61 other countries, have uncovered a new drug trafficking route to Australia using “narco-submarines”, seizing 225 tonnes of cocaine, in a new global record for any single anti-narcotics operation.In the six-week Operation Orion, law enforcement agencies halted six semi-submersible vessels stuffed with cocaine and confiscated 1,400 tonnes of drugs in total, including more than 1,000 tonnes of marijuana. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/27/colombia-drug-bust-narco-submarine-australia

Author : Luke Taylor in Bogotá

Publish date : 2024-11-27 23:30:52

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