# Cocaine smuggling investigations in Australia and Greece

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/cocaine-smuggling-investigations-in-australia-and-greece
> Updated: 2026-11-02T16:00:54.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

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.

## Timeline

### 2026-11-02: 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 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/crete-court-acquits-three-in-117-kg-cocaine-case

### 2026-10-22: 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.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/three-charged-in-australian-cocaine-smuggling-plot

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