Australian and US police seize €640m of cocaine and swap it for fake drugs to catch smuggling gang

The seizure is one of Australia's biggest
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A joint U.S. and Australian law enforcement operation busted an international drug ring after intercepting 2.4 tonnes of cocaine aboard a vessel off the coast of South America that had been bound for Australia.
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