The trio advised police their boat capsized whereas they had been fishing off the Albany coast after they had been pulled from the water after sending a misery sign on February 1.
Six days later, a black bundle containing a number of packages of cocaine washed ashore close to Denmark, 423 kilometres south-east of Perth.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) stated a seven-metre boat was additionally discovered overturned off Peaceful Bay the next day with extra cocaine inside.
“When police retrieved and searched the cabin cruiser they allegedly found another eight similar plastic-wrapped packages, each containing about 40kg of cocaine,” the AFP stated in an announcement.
Police suspect the cargo was collected from the ocean and do not imagine the story in regards to the males’s boat capsizing.
AFP appearing commander Graeme Marshall urged the three males to contact police.
“We are also appealing for anyone else to call us if they have information to help us find the men, or know anything about this drug importation,” he stated.
How and the place the medication had been dropped within the water remains to be being investigated.
Police are working with worldwide authorities because the investigation continues.
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Source: www.9news.com.au
