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Cocaine smuggling investigations in Australia and Greece

Overview

Authorities in Victoria, Australia, intercepted 120 kilograms of cocaine concealed within furniture arriving from Greece. This led to the arrest and charging of three individuals, including a 49-year-old woman and two men, who are alleged to have coordinated the collection and transport of the drugs.

In a separate legal development in Crete, Greece, a court acquitted three defendants of charges related to managing a criminal organization and large-scale drug trafficking involving 11.7 kilograms of cocaine. While a 64-year-old transporter was convicted of drug trafficking and received a non-suspended sentence, the primary acquittal occurred after the transporter retracted testimony that had previously identified a recipient of the shipment.

Entities

Australian Federal Police · Crete · Australian Border Force · Melbourne Magistrates Court · Zoniana

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Crete court acquits three in 11.7 kg cocaine case

    Three defendants were acquitted of organized crime and large-scale trafficking charges in a Crete cocaine case after a transporter retracted key testimony.

  2. [CRIME] 5 sources
    Three charged in Australian cocaine smuggling plot

    Three people face life sentences in Australia after 120kg of cocaine was discovered hidden inside furniture cabinets arriving from Greece.

Sources

kriti360.gr · zarpanews.gr