Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a fishing boat that had broken down near the coast of Queensland, arresting 13 people alleged to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate.

Australian police have seized a record 2.3 tonnes of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects’ boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said. The drugs had a sale value of 760 million Australian dollars (£388 million) and equalled as many as 11.

Australian police say they have seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat off the coast of Queensland.

Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects' boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said Monday.

A group of 13 men, including two minors, have been charged as part of the largest-ever cocaine bust in Australian history.