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Teen 'shore party' members in biggest Australian cocaine bust jailed
Key takeaways
- The teenagers will spend time behind bars for their role in the importation scheme.
- Two teenagers, now aged 19, have been sentenced to jail over their role in attempting to smuggle almost two tonnes of cocaine into Australia.
- The pair were tasked with unloading drugs from smaller boats into trucks, but the plan fell over when a larger boat carrying the cocaine was intercepted off the Fraser Coast in 2024.
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The teenagers will spend time behind bars for their role in the importation scheme. (ABC News: Nickoles Coleman)
Two teenagers, now aged 19, have been sentenced to jail over their role in attempting to smuggle almost two tonnes of cocaine into Australia.
The pair were tasked with unloading drugs from smaller boats into trucks, but the plan fell over when a larger boat carrying the cocaine was intercepted off the Fraser Coast in 2024.
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