CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
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Three men who sank a drug-filled luxury sports cruiser in the waters off Western Australia in 2023 have been sentenced to a combined 29 years and six months' imprisonment for their roles in a botched plot to import more than 300kg of cocaine into the state.
The WA men, aged 38, 47 and 51, each pleaded guilty to one count of importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug, contrary to section 307.1 of the Criminal Code (Cth).
The 38-year-old was sentenced to nine years and three months' imprisonment with a non-parole period of six years.
The 47-y...