Overview

• NSW Police intercepted a motor cruiser near South West Rocks, uncovering 1,110 blocks of cocaine weighing 1.039 tonnes with an estimated street value of $623.4 million.
• Five men, aged 24 to 36, were arrested and charged with supplying a prohibited drug in a large commercial quantity and participating in a criminal group.
• Authorities launched the operation after intelligence flagged the suspicious cash purchase of the vessel in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire on April 28.
• The operation involved collaboration between the NSW Police, Australian Federal Police, and NSW Crime Commission under Strike Force Blaine, targeting drug supply and money laundering.
• Forensic analysis is underway to determine the exact purity and origin of the seized cocaine, with investigations into the group’s associates ongoing.