Nine men charged over plot to smuggle 3.5 tonnes of cocaine into Australia by sea

NewsWorldAustralasiaNine men charged over plot to smuggle 3.5 tonnes of cocaine into Australia by seaFour men also charged in connection with seizure of 30kg of methamphetamine in Perth last August Stuti Mishra Saturday 04 April 2026 12:42 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2951819","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-cocaine-methamphetamine-nine-men-charged-b2951819.html","title":"Nine men charged over plot to smuggle 3.5 tonnes of cocaine into Australia by sea"}}Representational. Police man a road block in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia (AAP)Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailGet our free Climate emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Climate_Newsletter","regTitle":"Independent Climate","subscriptionGroup":"climate","subscriptionGroupId":"5a7ac7c1-5f39-48c0-8ee8-0b8e43b9e451","type":"climate_change","pathPrefix":"/climate-change","associatedAuthors":["Stuti Mishra"],"title":"Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet","mobileTitle":"Get our free Climate email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/climate1_1.png","description":"Sign up for news and advice on saving the planet","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveClimate","regSourceSection":"Australasia","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":true}Australia has charged nine men over an alleged conspiracy to bring in 3.5 tonnes of c...