08/05/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/04/2022 13:29
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AFP officers have escorted a man, 37, on a chartered flight from Darwin to Melbourne this morning (5 August, 2022) to face two charges for allegedly importing cocaine worth about $40 million.
The man's extradition is linked to Operation Ironside South-Britannic, which resulted in five arrests in Australia in May, 2021.
He is expected to appear in Melbourne Magistrates' Court today, where he will be charged with:
Each offence carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
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