CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) Policia de Investigaciones de Chile (PDI) and Chile FISCAL Nacional
Editor's note: Images and vision of the arrests in Australia and Chile are available via Hightail.
Chilean and Australian Police have arrested five men for their alleged roles in the failed importation of 36kg of cocaine into Australia.
An international investigation, codenamed Op Minnie Water, began in October 2025 after the Policia de Investigaciones de Chile (PDI)detected and deconstructed two pieces of mining equipment allegedly containing 36kg of cocaine destined for Australia.
The PDI removed the cocaine...