CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force
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Two men have been sentenced to a combined six years' imprisonment for their roles in a foiled plot to import 139kg of cocaine into Australia hidden inside a shipment of luxury buses.
The men, now aged 20 and 23, were charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of cocaine, contrary to section 307.5(1) of the Criminal Code(Cth). They both pleaded guilty in late 2024.
They were each sentenced to three years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 18 months, by the District Court of Sout...