Two Australians have been allegedly caught with a little cocaine on their yacht. By ‘a little,’ we mean they allegedly stuffed more than 200kg of it into the hull of their yacht.
According to the Guardian, the 247kg of cocaine the police found in the hull has a street value of $61 million. Two suspects have been arrested.
When police arrived at the apartment belonging to the suspects in Townsville, Queensland, one of the men allegedly threw a backpack over the balcony that ended up containing close to $290,000 cash.
According to police, the two men allegedly brought their cocaine-stuffed yacht to Townsville in April after visiting Vanuatu. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that’s where they allegedly got the cocaine. Police impounded the yacht after an initial inspection, and once it was out of the water, they noticed “minor anomalies” in the hull, which later ended up being where they hid the cocaine. It’s possible that more will come out as their cases progress, but for now, there isn’t a lot of information to report.
Both have been charged with “importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug and dealing in the proceeds of crime worth $100,000 or more.” Additionally, one of the men has been charged with “failing to comply with an order to provide access to digital devices.”
This article has been updated since it was originally published.