The 37-year-old has been a target of a top secret operation for the past three years. 9News
Comanchero leader Mark Buddle is in custody in Australia this morning after being deported by Turkish authorities as part of a top secret, three-year operation.AFP Assistant Commissioner Nigel Ryan said Buddle was escorted on a charter flight to Darwin from Turkey and he will face court today.Mark Buddle was escorted on a charter flight to Darwin from Turkey and will face court today.The 37-year-old is being held in a secret location.
Ryan said Operation Ironside had tracked encrypted communications showing cocaine would be shipped from Hong Kong to Melbourne and Sydney.Buddle's "complex" arrest, Ryan said, would deal a serious blow to drug syndicates operating in Australia and offshore.
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