Three jailed over plot to smuggle cocaine on Sydney-bound flight


SYDNEY (dpa): Three men were sentenced to a combined maximum of more than 15 years in prison for their roles in a failed attempt to smuggle 100 kilograms of cocaine into Australia, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Monday.

According to police, the men had been part of a plot to smuggle the drugs in the cargo hold of a Sydney-bound passenger flight hailing from Johannesburg in October 2023.

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