{"id":22127,"date":"2022-05-10T12:45:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T16:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=22127"},"modified":"2022-05-10T12:45:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T16:45:25","slug":"australia-divers-body-washes-up-near-14m-cocaine-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/05\/10\/australia-divers-body-washes-up-near-14m-cocaine-haul\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia: Diver’s body washes up near $14m cocaine haul"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Australian police are investigating after a diver’s body was found near packages of cocaine worth an estimated $14m (A$20m; \u00a311m) in New South Wales.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A man wearing high-end diving equipment died after being found unconscious near the Hunter River at Newcastle on Monday, according to police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He has been identified as a foreign national, local media report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Packages containing around 50kg (100 lbs) of cocaine were discovered near his body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“We are trying to identify whether the two incidents are linked. They may well be but we are open-minded as to the options in front of us,” New South Wales police Detective Superintendent Robert Critchlow told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Detective Critchlow said the diver was found with specialist equipment including a rebreather, which does not emit bubbles when breathing under water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Two small boats were reportedly seen near an overseas-registered ship docked near the crime scene on Sunday night, police added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police said more people were involved in the operation, meaning the diver had apparently been left to die.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“It is pretty awful, really, regardless what the fellow may have been up to,” Superintendent Critchlow said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police have searched the vessel and have appealed to the public for help identifying the two smaller boats.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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