CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police, NSW Police Force and Australian Border Force
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Two Norwegian nationals have been jailed for attempting to possess 80kg of cocaine smuggled into Australia in 2023 concealed as a parasitic attachment on the hull of a bulk carrier.
A man, 53, was sentencedyesterday (13 August, 2025) by the Newcastle District Court to nine years' and 11 months imprisonment, with a non-parole period of four years and 11 months.
It comes after his accomplice, 35, was sentenced by the same court on 13 March, 2025, to 10 years' and two months im...