Overview
- A man was sentenced to nine years this month, with a non-parole period of four and a half years, marking the third conviction in the case.
- Two other men were previously sentenced to 10 years in 2022 and 2025, with non-parole periods of six and a half years and five and a half years.
- A fourth defendant was found not guilty at trial after being arrested during the operation.
- The Australian Border Force intercepted five printers in Melbourne in 2017 and found 10 concealed packages that presumptive tests indicated were cocaine weighing 22.4 kilograms.
- After removing the drugs, officers conducted a controlled delivery to a factory in Airport West, and the AFP says the plot reflects evolving smuggling methods it aims to keep disrupting with partner agencies.