The Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Border Force
(ABF) and New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) issued a joint media
release this morning to report the seizure of 'hundreds of
kilograms of border controlled drugs' from a vessel off the
Newcastle coast.
According to law enforcement agencies, an investigation was
commenced on 11 August 2020 after a 'suspicious foreign
vessel' was observed outside Australian waters.
The ABF's Maritime Border Command tracked the movements of
the vessel as it headed towards Australian waters, allegedly
observing an Australian commercial fishing vessel approaching it
and making an 'at-sea transfer of illicit drugs bound for
Australia'.
The NSWPF Marine Area Command reportedly intercepted the
Australian vessel off the Newcastle coast on 15 August 2020,
seizing a 'large amount of border controlled drugs' that
were located in its cargo.
