Five men are under arrest, including two baggage handlers after the AFP uncovered an alleged cocaine smuggling ring in the cargo bay of a Sydney-bound plane.
AFP alleges the men were connected to the importation of about 100kg of cocaineDarren Bragg and Michael McPherson and three other men were arrested in connection to the alleged importation on Saturday of about 100 kilograms of cocaine that was stored in a plane's cargo bay.
The AFP allege the 24-year-old was working for 42-year-old accused "facilitator" Ahmed Haoucher, from Padstow, who "organised figures overseas to source cocaine". Four search warrants were executed at the homes of the baggage handlers and in Hillsdale, where the AFP seized a small quantity of drugs and phones.Mr Haoucher and the Hillsdale man were also charged with possessing a commercial quantity of cocaine, along with conspiracy to import a commercial quantity of cocaine.
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