Comanchero Brisbane vice president charged over Australia's largest ever cocaine seizure

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Posted on 12/02/2024 12:44:37 PM PST by Red Badger

A Comanchero outlaw bikie gang leader has been charged over Australia's largest ever cocaine seizure, police say.

A transnational organised crime syndicate with links to the Comancheros is alleged to have attempted to bring 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into Australia.

Eleven men and two juveniles were arrested on Saturday night and in the early hours of Sunday morning, in a joint investigation between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Queensland police.

The arrests include the vice president of the Comancheros Brisbane chapter, and a patched member.

Authorities allege the group attempted to import the drugs into Queensland by sea.

Two boat breakdowns

AFP Commander Stephen Jay said authorities had been tracking the vessel allegedly sent to pick the drugs up from a mothership in international waters hundreds of kilometres off the Queensland coast.

"As the vessel returned to the Queensland coast it suffered mechanical issues and broke down, triggering a coordinated police action," he said.

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