4名在西澳大利亚被控告的男子未能成功利用家畜船走私170万加元的可卡因。
Four men charged in WA over failed $170M cocaine smuggling attempt using a livestock ship.
在西澳大利亚州,四名男子,包括一名46岁的克罗地亚国际家畜运输公司首席官员,因可卡因走私未遂而在西澳大利亚受到指控。
Four men, including a 46-year-old Croatian chief officer of an international livestock carrier, have been charged in Western Australia over a failed cocaine smuggling attempt.
当局查获525公斤可卡因, 价值约1.7亿美元, 于11月6日公开举报后漂浮在兰斯林附近。
Authorities seized 525 kilograms of cocaine, worth about $170 million, floating near Lancelin on November 6 after a public tip.
据称,这些毒品是在前往Fremantle的途中从船上卸下来的。
The drugs were allegedly offloaded from the vessel en route to Fremantle.
两名19和36岁的悉尼男子和一名52岁的珀斯男子因试图取回毒品而被指控。
Two Sydney men, aged 19 and 36, and a 52-year-old Perth man were charged for attempting to retrieve the drugs.
证据包括船舶栏杆被改变、闭路电视被篡改、绳子和鼓子吻合。
Evidence includes altered ship railings, tampered CCTV, and matching ropes and drums.
首席警官面临潜在的无期徒刑,所有嫌疑人都定于2026年1月出庭。
The chief officer faces a potential life sentence, with all suspects set to appear in court in January 2026.
西澳大利亚州打击有组织犯罪联合工作队继续调查该行动。
The WA Joint Organized Crime Taskforce continues investigating the operation.