The last of five men involved in an international drug ring that attempted to import $73 million worth of drugs into Western Australia admits his role in the bungled importation.
The last of five men involved in an international drug ring behind the attempted importation of $73 million worth of drugs into Western Australia has admitted his role in the bungled operation.The other four men have already been convicted over the plotFrenchman Antoine Dicenta, 53, was one of the two smugglers found hiding with the drugs on a tiny island, named Burton, in the Abrolhos archipelago off the coast of Geraldton in WA's Midwest region.
Dicenta and Palmer had sailed the yacht from Madagascar carrying 900kg of drugs before it ran aground on a reef. It was played to the court, and male voices could be heard swearing about the large amount of drugs being handed over and making references to "cocaine" and "ice".Commonwealth Prosecutor Darren Renton SC alleged there was a sense of urgency in the recording for the men to get the drugs stowed away before another vessel came closer.
The court heard after the Zero ran aground, Dicenta and Palmer loaded the duffel bags full of drugs onto the tender and headed for Burton Island where they called and messaged Roy.The reference to "guys" was in relation to another vessel, referred to as a Bayliner in court, which had Lassiter, Jackson and Jones on board.
Dicenta and Palmer abandoned the yacht and used a smaller dinghy to ferry the drugs to nearby Burton Island."Tell your friend to stop f…..g around and come and get ASAP otherwise I wil leave the girls here and get my own taxi out of here," another text message from the Zero phone said.
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