CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 23 -- Australian Border Force issued the following news release:
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Three people have been charged by the Victorian Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (JOCTF) for their alleged involvement in a plot to import 120kg of cocaine into Melbourne.
The trio was arrested on Tuesday (20 October, 2026) and charged with importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug, contrary to subsection 307.1(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth) and attempting to possess a commercial quantity of an unlawfully imported border-controlled drug, contrary to subsections 11.5 and 307.5 of the Criminal Code (Cth).
An investigation commenced on 9 October, 2026, after Australian Border For...