New Zealand authorities have seized more than three tons of cocaine that was wrapped into 81 bales and cached at a floating transit point in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in the single largest drug bust in the nation’s history.The cache, estimated to be worth $315 million, is large enough to supply the Australian market for a year, and New Zealand’s for three decades, New Zealand Police Commissioner Andrew Coster told reporters Wednesday. The cocaine — which weighed 3.2 metric tons, or 3.
“That’s their trademark logos,” he said. “In the underworld, it’s like ‘here’s my mark, you can trust me.’” New Zealand authorities declined to reveal operational details of the seizure, including how they had found the drugs. But they said New Zealand’s partners from the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group — which also includes agencies from Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States — provided assistance. No arrests have been made, police said.
New Zealand’s navy and customs service worked with the country’s police to seize the drugs and ship them on a six-day journey back to New Zealand, where they will be incinerated. The discovery was made as part of Operation Hydros, which began in December and aims to “monitor the movements of suspicious vessels,” New Zealand police
What in the rock nation is this, the new in.proved salty crack, Mr bloods, pressure is going to be high.
Or DTJ for a week.
Thats One Days Worth in America.
Bet the fish are happy
Makes sense.....there was no way the NZ police would have made such a huge cocaine bust from actual skilled police detective work
“Cocaine Shark” movie is in production now. Hahaha
They can sell it to British Columbia. Apparently they’re in the business now.
They should legalise it and sell it.
So THAT’s where I left it!
When does Cocaine Shark come out?
Cocaine Shark movie in the works. LOL
So crazy that we found 81 bales of cocaine in the ocean. These 79 bales could supply the market for ages! Image just coming across 73 bales of cocaine floating in the ocean!
Bit of a humble brag/dunk on Australia there by the Police Commissioner of New Zealand 😂
Hey washintonpost the 'just' in the headline is silly, stop doing it.
And there was no DonaldJTrumpJr sighting?
Panic dear..Allah safe all of u
Well, there goes somebody's BBQ and Pool Party next weekend.
maybe they can make the movie, 'Cocaine Shark'.
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