Coke Boat Seized in Vanuatu

[lenseman]

August 26, 2013 – Port Vila, Vanuatu

Raj was reportedly laying over in Vanuatu, on its way to Oz.
© 2013 Australian Government

American and Australian officials seized a large ketch in Port Vila on Vanuatu last Monday, coming away with 1,650 lbs of cocaine worth $330 million. Agents had to chisel the stuff out of the bilge, where it was encased in concrete.

Bricks of coke were wrapped in plastic and embedded in
concrete. It took authorities a couple of days to remove it all.
© 2013 Australian Government

According to news reports, the DEA had been tracking Raj for some time before coordinating the raid. They believe the boat was en route to Queensland, Australia, where cocaine is in high demand. No arrests have been made.

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[rolloid]

I saw this on the news a couple of days ago. An interesting tale, those pics don't look like ones I've seen in the press though.

 

[lenseman]

I saw this on the news a couple of days ago. An interesting tale, those pics don't look like ones I've seen in the press though.

They are the official Australian government pictures of the yacht. The press will use any old stock photo so that they can get the story out.



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