CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 18 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is joint media release between Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
Editor's note:Footage of the arrests and drugs is available via Hightail
A Filipino national is the first person to be sentenced for the importation of 416kg of cocaine into South Australia - the largest seizure of the illicit drug in the state's history.
The man, 48, was sentenced today (18 September, 2025) in the District Court of South Australia, to 17 years' imprisonment. He will serve a non-parole period of nine years and six months.
An AFP-led investigation began in 2022 after the Australian Border Force (ABF)...