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120 kilos of cocaine wash up on Australian beaches

27 Dec 2023 04:05pm
A package suspected of containing cocaine. NSW police say packages have been found washed ashore between Sydney and Newcastle since Friday. Photograph: New South Wales Police
A package suspected of containing cocaine. NSW police say packages have been found washed ashore between Sydney and Newcastle since Friday. Photograph: New South Wales Police
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SYDNEY - Australian police said Wednesday they were scouring beaches after mysterious packages believed to contain more than 120 kilogrammes (260 pounds) of cocaine washed up over the Christmas period.

A first batch of 39 barnacle-encrusted, one-kilogramme bricks of suspected cocaine was discovered on Friday near Magenta Beach, north of Sydney, police said.

Since then, another 85 packages of the same size had been spotted along about 80 kilometres (50 miles) of the New South Wales coastline, state police said.

Police urged people to report any suspicious packages, Detective Chief Superintendent Jason Weinstein said in a statement.

"Detectives and specialist police are currently combing beaches and coastlines for any outstanding packages and working behind the scenes to make sure we find and hold accountable those responsible," said Weinstein, who is director of the state's crime command. - AFP

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