澳大利亚当局在昆士兰州海岸缉获了创纪录的2.34吨可卡因，价值约7.6亿美元，随后逮捕了13人。

这次行动是澳大利亚联邦警察和昆士兰警察局联合调查后，澳大利亚历史上最大的可卡因缉获行动。

这些嫌疑人包括两名青少年和11名男子，据称他们是一个跨国集团的成员，该集团与科曼切罗非法摩托车团伙有联系。

他们被控合谋进口商业数量的边境管制毒品，这一罪行最高可判处终身监禁。

这项名为“泰伦多行动”（Operation Tyrrendor）的调查始于2024年11月，此前情报显示有人计划通过海上走私可卡因。当局追踪了一艘休闲渔船，据报道，这艘渔船在海上遇到了一艘更大的“母船”来收集毒品。

然而，当该船在距离K'gari（弗雷泽岛）东北端约18公里处发生机械故障时，该计划被发现。

警方立即出动，在班达伯格和布里斯班附近的海上进行逮捕。在搁浅的船上，警察发现了51包可卡因，每包约40公斤，包装成1公斤的块状。

第一批逮捕行动是在周六晚上进行的，昆士兰警察局的战术警察在斯特拉斯迪斯船坡道附近拘留了两名年龄分别为43岁和44岁的男子。不久之后，澳大利亚联邦警察登上了这艘受损的船只，逮捕了两名年龄分别为35岁和57岁的船员。

与此同时，还有一些人在岸上被捕，包括三名男子在班达伯格快餐店附近被捕，还有一些人是在一次交通检查中被捕的。

在布里斯班，警方突击搜查了维多利亚角的一所房子，逮捕了一名51岁的男子。所有嫌疑人都是澳大利亚公民，将于今天在各个法庭出庭。

AFP指挥官Stephen Jay讨论了犯罪分子向澳大利亚走私毒品的长度。他说：“这起据称企图从海洋中收集超过两吨可卡因的案件表明，犯罪分子为了贪婪和利益会不择手段。”

他谈到了此类行动所涉及的危险，并补充道：“任何试图海上贩运的人不仅会冒着自由的风险，还会冒着生命的危险。”

昆士兰警方代理侦缉总警司克雷格·莫罗赞扬了各机构之间的合作。

澳大利亚联邦警察在2023/24财政年度缉获了31吨非法毒品。Jay指挥官表示，澳大利亚由于其利润丰厚的市场，仍然是毒贩的主要目标，但他警告他们，“我们随时准备采取行动，破坏你们的犯罪活动。”

▲Image Credits: Australian Federal Police/Facebook

英文原文

Australian authorities have arrested 13 people after seizing a record-breaking 2.34 tonnes of ***e, worth around $760 million, off the Queensland coast.



This operation is the largest-ever ***e bust in Australia’s history after a joint investigation by the Australian Federal Police and Queensland Police Service.



The suspects, including two juveniles and 11 men, were allegedly part of a transnational syndicate with ties to the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gang.



They were charged with conspiring to import a commercial quantity of border-controlled drugs, an offence that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.



The investigation, named Operation Tyrrendor, began in November 2024 after intelligence revealed a plan to smuggle ***e by sea.  Authorities tracked a recreational fishing boat, which reportedly met a larger “mothership” offshore to collect the drugs.



However, the plan was uncovered when the boat suffered a mechanical failure about 18 kilometres off the northeastern tip of K’gari (Fraser Island).



Police immediately moved in, making arrests at sea near Bundaberg and Brisbane.  Onboard the stranded vessel, officers found 51 bales, each containing about 40 kilograms of ***e packaged in 1-kilogram blocks.



The first arrests were made on Saturday evening, with Queensland Police Service tactical officers detaining two men, aged 43 and 44, near the Strathdees Boat Ramp.  Shortly after, Australian Federal Police officers boarded the disabled boat and arrested two crew members, aged 35 and 57.



Meanwhile, other arrests were made onshore, including three men caught near a Bundaberg fast-food restaurant and others during a traffic stop.



In Brisbane, police raided a house in Victoria Point, arresting a 51-year-old man.  All suspects are Australian citizens and are set to appear in various courts today.



AFP Commander Stephen Jay discussed the lengths criminals go to smuggle drugs into Australia.  “This alleged attempt to collect over two tonnes of ***e from the ocean shows that criminals will do anything for greed and profit,” he said.



He talked about the dangers involved in such operations, adding, “Anyone attempting at-sea trafficking not only risks their *** but their life.”



Queensland Police Detective Acting Chief Superintendent Craig Morrow praised the collaboration between agencies.



The Australian Federal Police seized over 31 tonnes of illegal drugs in the 2023/24 financial year.  Commander Jay says that Australia remains a prime target for drug traffickers due to its lucrative market but warned them, “We stand ready to act and disrupt your criminal activities.”

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