More than 250kg of the class-A drug has been found on NSW beaches since December as soaring Australian demand drives the illegal trade
An increasing amount of cocaine is being found washed up on New South Wales beaches, including Freshwater and North Curl Curl in Sydney.An increasing amount of cocaine is being found washed up on New South Wales beaches, including Freshwater and North Curl Curl in Sydney.
“Our detectives have analysed tides as well as barnacle growth on the packages to determine the blocks were only in the water a short amount of time before washing ashore – no more than six weeks,” Det Supt Faux said. It is not unusual for containers to fall overboard in transit. Loose cocaine in fallen containers is then carried by ocean current to shore.
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